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Carex disticha

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Carex disticha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ammoglochin
Species:
C. disticha
Binomial name
Carex disticha

Carex disticha is a Eurasian species of sedge known as the brown sedge[1] or, in North America, tworank sedge.[2]

Distribution

Carex disticha is native to parts of Northern and Western Europe, where it grows in moist spots in a number of habitat types, and it has been introduced to the Great Lakes region of southern Canada.[3] In its native range, this species is often associated with the Juncus subnodulosusCirsium palustre fen-meadow habitat.[4] Carex disticha has also been introduced to Canada, where it is known from only two sites, in Ontario and Quebec.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Carex disticha​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Carex disticha". Flora of North America. 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  4. ^ C. Michael Hogan (2009). N. Strömberg (ed.). "Marsh Thistle: Cirsium palustre". GlobalTwitcher.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "Carex disticha". U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2009.