Carex specifica

Species of grass-like plant

Carex specifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. specifica
Binomial name
Carex specifica
L.H.Bailey

Carex specifica is a species of sedge known by the common name narrowfruit sedge.

Description

Carex specifica produces dense clumps of stems up to about 85 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is a dense green to gold cluster of flower spikes up to 5 centimeters long. The fruit is enclosed in a very narrow, pointed green to straw colored perigynium.

  • Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex specifica
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Taxon identifiers
Carex specifica


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