Carex cephalophora
Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. cephalophora
Binomial name
Carex cephalophora
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Carex cephalophora var. anomala Farw.
    • Carex cephalophora var. bracteosa Farw.
    • Carex cephalophora var. maxima Dewey
    • Diemisa cephalophora (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.
    • Vignea cephalophora (Muhl. ex Willd.) Rchb.

Carex cephalophora, called the oval-leaf sedge, oval-headed sedge, woodbank sedge, and short-headed bracted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to the central and eastern United States and southeastern Canada, and introduced to Germany.[2][3] It is found in late-succession old fields, even those that have become shaded woodlands.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 220 (1805)
  2. 1 2 "Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Bebeau, G. D. (2015). "Carex cephalophora". www.friendsofthewildflowergarden.org. The Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Edgin, Bob; McClain, William E.; Gillespie, Bob; Ebinger, John E. (2003). "Vegetation Composition and Structure of Eversgerd Post Oak Flatwoods, Clinton County, Illinois". Northeastern Naturalist. 10 (2): 111. doi:10.1656/1092-6194(2003)010[0111:VCASOE]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1092-6194. S2CID 85728533.


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