Carex digitalis
Species of plant
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Carex digitalis, common name slender woodland sedge,is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of Canada as well as central and eastern parts of the United States.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. digitalis |
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| Carex digitalis | |
Description
The sedge has a densely turfy appearance with many shots from the same root forming a thick mat. The erect or ascending culms are 7 to 52 cm (2.8 to 20.5 in) in length and have a width of 0.5 to 1 mm (0.020 to 0.039 in). The leaves are surrounded by white or light brown basal sheaths with higher green coloured sheaths being green in colour. The leaf blades are 8 to 44 cm (3.1 to 17.3 in) in length and 0.8 to 5 mm (0.031 to 0.197 in) wide.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by the botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1805 as a part of the work Species Plantarum.[3]