Carex pseudocyperus
| Cyperus sedge | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Despite its name and appearance, this plant is in the genus Carex, not Cyperus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | C. subg. Carex |
| Section: | C. sect. Pseudocypereae |
| Species: | C. pseudocyperus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex pseudocyperus L. | |
Carex pseudocyperus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name cyperus sedge[1] or hop sedge.[2] It grows in marshes, swamps, and the margins of ponds, rivers and canals. The stems can be up to 90 centimetres (35 in) with one male spike and 3–-5 pendulous female spikes, and bright yellow-green leaves to 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in).[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (Excel Spreadsheet). 2007. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 Fitter, Richard; Fitter, Alastair; Farrer, Ann (1984). Collins Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe. London. p. 142. ISBN 0 00 219136 9.
- ↑ Stace, Clive A. (2010). New flora of the British isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 965. ISBN 9780521707725.
- ↑ "Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora".
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