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]
| Carex abscondita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Careyanae |
| Species: | C. abscondita
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex abscondita | |
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| Partial range, within New York State | |
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 edit
- ^ "Carex abscondita Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Carex abscondita". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex absondita". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b New York Natural Heritage Program. 2020. Online Conservation Guide for Carex abscondita. Accessed January 18, 2020.