Carex capitata
Species of grass-like plant
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Carex capitata is a species of sedge known by the common name capitate sedge. It has a circumboreal distribution[1] including Norway, Russia, Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland.[2][3] Growing in wet places in boreal forests and mountain meadows in alpine climates.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. capitata |
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Description
This sedge is a loosely or densely clumping plant growing 10 to 35 centimeters tall. The leaves are quill-like, narrow and rolled tightly. The inflorescence is generally not more than a centimeter long and has several male and female flowers. It reproduces by seed and vegetatively by rhizomes.
