Carex biltmoreana, known as Biltmore sedge, is a species of sedge that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1910.[1][2][3] It is endemic to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in southwestern North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina, and northeastern Georgia.[1] Biltmore sedge grows on rock outcrops, often on granite, and in adjacent woodlands.[1]
Carex biltmoreana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. biltmoreana
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Binomial name | |
Carex biltmoreana |
References
edit- ^ a b c Weakley, Alan S. (2018), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ^ "Carex biltmoreana". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Gaddy, L. L. 1983. Notes on the Biltmore sedge, Carex biltmoreana Mackenzie (Cyperaceae). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 110: 530–532.