Carex plantaginea, commonly known as carex plantain, plaintainleaf sedge, or seersucker sedge,[1][2][3][4] is a perennial herb of the sedge family.
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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. plantaginea
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Description edit
It grows up to 0.9 metres (2 ft 11 in) tall. It is distributed across much of eastern North America, from New Brunswick to Georgia, west to Minnesota and Iowa.
References edit
- ^ Ball, Peter W.; Reznicek, A. A. (2002). "Carex plantaginea". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Kirschbaum, Chad. "Plantain-leaf sedge (Carex plantaginea Lam.)". Plant of the Week. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Carex plantaginea Lamarck". Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, Duhl, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, Lone Pine Publishing, (2005) p 397, ISBN 978-1-55105-428-5
External links edit
- "Carex plantaginea (Plantain-leaved Sedge)". Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 27 September 2020.