Carex argyrantha, the hay sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the east-central and northeastern United States, and has gone extinct in Delaware.[1] It typically grows in rocky woodlands and on sandstone ledges and has potential for use on green roofs.[2][3]

Carex argyrantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. argyrantha
Binomial name
Carex argyrantha
Synonyms[1]

Carex foenea var. perplexa L.H.Bailey

References

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  1. ^ a b "Carex argyrantha Tuck. ex Boott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ Cusick, Allison W. (1996). "Notes on Selected Species of Carex (Cyperaceae) in Ohio". Castanea. 61 (4): 382–390. JSTOR 4033863.
  3. ^ Miller, Lori E.; Heim, Amy E.; Lundholm, Jeremy (2014). "Green roof vegetation type affects germination and initial survival of colonizing woody species". Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 13 (4): 892–899. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2014.10.001.