Carex argyrantha, the hay sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the east-central and northeastern United States, and has gone extinct in Delaware.[1] It typically grows in rocky woodlands and on sandstone ledges and has potential for use on green roofs.[2][3]
| Carex argyrantha | |
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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 |
| Species: | C. argyrantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex argyrantha | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Carex foenea var. perplexa L.H.Bailey | |
References edit
- ^ a b "Carex argyrantha Tuck. ex Boott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Cusick, Allison W. (1996). "Notes on Selected Species of Carex (Cyperaceae) in Ohio". Castanea. 61 (4): 382–390. JSTOR 4033863.
- ^ Miller, Lori E.; Heim, Amy E.; Lundholm, Jeremy (2014). "Green roof vegetation type affects germination and initial survival of colonizing woody species". Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 13 (4): 892–899. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2014.10.001.