Carex punctata

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Carex punctata
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Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. punctata
Binomial name
Carex punctata

Carex punctata, the dotted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Macaronesia, northwest Africa, southern, central, and northern Europe, and Turkey.[2][3] Its chromosome number is 2n=68.[4]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex punctata var. laevicaulis (Hochst. ex Seub.) Boott
  • Carex punctata var. punctata

References

  1. ^ Agrost. Helv. 2: 152 (1811)
  2. ^ a b "Carex punctata Gaudin". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Carex punctata dotted sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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