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Carex supina

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Carex supina, called the weak arctic sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Alaska, western and central Canada, Minnesota, Greenland, central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Siberia, the Himalaya, the Amur region, Manchuria, and Korea.[2] It is often found in association with Festuca altaica and Poa glauca.[3]

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Carex supina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. supina
Binomial name
Carex supina
Synonyms[2]

Edritria supina (Willd. ex Wahlenb.) Raf.

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Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex supina var. spaniocarpa (Steud.) B.Boivin
  • Carex supina var. supina

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