Carex grisea

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Carex grisea, the wood gray sedge or inflated narrow-leaf sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1][2] It resembles and cooccurs with Carex amphibola in alluvial areas in forests, but where they cooccur, Carex grisea is usually found in sandier, more alkaline soils.[3]

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Carex grisea
In CamRock County Park, Wisconsin
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. grisea
Binomial name
Carex grisea
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex amphibola var. turgida Fernald
  • Carex turgida (Fernald) J.W.Moore
  • Manochlaenia grisea (Wahlenb.) Fedde & J.Schust.
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