Carex tenuiflora, the sparse-flowered sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Subarctic and Hemiboreal Northern Hemisphere; Alaska, Canada, the northern US, Scandinavia, the Baltic States, all of Russia, the north Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China, Korea, and Japan.[1][2] It is most often found in peatlands, preferring a pH of 6.[3]

Carex tenuiflora
Near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. tenuiflora
Binomial name
Carex tenuiflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex arrhyncha Franch.
  • Carex leucolepis Turcz. ex Steud.
  • Carex tenuiflora var.setacea Kük.
  • Vignea tenuiflora (Wahlenb.) Soják

References

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  1. ^ a b "Carex tenuiflora Wahlenb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Carex tenuiflora (Sparse-flowered Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 26 June 2021. Also known as: Thin-flowered Sedge
  3. ^ Gignac, L. D.; Gauthier, R.; Rochefort, L.; Bubier, J. (2004). "Distribution and habitat niches of 37 peatland Cyperaceae species across a broad geographic range in Canada". Canadian Journal of Botany. 82 (9): 1292–1313. doi:10.1139/B04-081.