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Vernal sedge

Carex caryophyllea

Also called Spring-sedge, Iron Grass, Mop Head Sedge

Vernal sedge
Photo: Hugo.arg, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
Europe to SW. Siberia and Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Carex caryophyllea is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette. Two varieties are listed in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families:

Carex caryophyllea var. caryophyllea — temperate regions of the Old World

Other Carex plants

Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex caryophyllea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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