Carex_abscondita

<i>Carex abscondita</i>

Carex abscondita

Species of grass-like plant

Carex abscondita, the thicket sedge, is a North American species of sedge first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1910.[1][2] It grows along the central and eastern United States, from eastern Texas to southern Missouri, east to the Atlantic coast, and north to New Hampshire.[3] It grows in moist areas of forests, shrublands, and swamps.[4]

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It is closely related to and sometimes confused with Carex digitalis, which, compared to Carex abscondita, has longer flowering stems relative to the leaves, wider staminate spikes, and often has thinner leaves.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Carex abscondita Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Carex abscondita". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. [3]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex absondita". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    New York Natural Heritage Program. 2020. Online Conservation Guide for Carex abscondita. Accessed January 18, 2020.


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