Carex radiata

Carex radiata
At the Hauck Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. radiata
Binomial name
Carex radiata
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex rosea var. minor Boott
  • Carex rosea var. radiata (Wahlenb.) Dewey
  • Carex stellulata var. radiata Wahlenb.
  • Carex sylvicola J.M.Webber & P.W.Ball

Carex radiata, the eastern star sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to central and eastern North America.[1] It is cultivated for its yellowish-green foliage and its relatively—for a sedge—showy flowers.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Carex radiata". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 26 August 2021.


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