Carex cryptolepis, known as northeastern sedge, is a North American species of sedge first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1914.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Ceratocystis |
| Species: | C. cryptolepis
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It grows in wetlands such as shorelines, swales, and fens of the Great Lakes region, northeastern United States, and southcentral/southeastern Canada.[1][4] It may hybridize with Carex viridula.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Carex cryptolepis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Carex cryptolepis". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, et al. (2010). "Carex cryptolepis Mackenzie". Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex cryptolepis". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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