Carex crus-corvi

Carex crus-corvi, the raven's foot sedge or crowfoot sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.^[2] It is native to southern Ontario in Canada, and the central and southeastern United States, and it has been introduced to Belgium.^[1] A perennial reaching 90 cm (3 ft) and hardy to USDA zone 4, it is an obligate wetland species found in a wide variety of such habitats.^[3]

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

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Carex crus-corvi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. crus-corvi
Binomial name
Carex crus-corvi Shuttlew. ex Kunze
Synonyms[1]
List Carex bayardii Fernald Carex crus-corvi f. orthoclados Kunze Carex crus-corvi var. virginiana Fernald Carex halei Dewey Carex hystrix A.Gray ex Boott Carex ornithorhyncha Boott Carex siciformis Boott Carex virginiana (Fernald) Fernald

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