Carex siderosticta is a species of sedge native to East Asia.[2][3] It is the only species of Carex known to produce "pseudo-lateral" culms, which appear to be lateral, but derive from the apical meristem.[4][5] It is the type species of Carex subg. Siderosticta.[6]

Carex siderosticta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Siderosticta
Species:
C. siderosticta
Binomial name
Carex siderosticta
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex ciliatomarginata Nakai
  • Carex platyphylla Franch.
  • Carex siderosticta f. albomarginata Y.N.Lee
  • Carex siderosticta var. stenophylla (Kitag.) Kitag.
  • Pseudocarex plantaginea Miq.

References

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  1. ^ "Carex siderosticta Hance". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ Dai Lunkai; Liang Songyun; Zhang Shuren; Tang Yancheng; Tetsuo Koyama; Gordon C. Tucker; David A. Simpson; Henry J. Noltie; Mark T. Strong; Jeremy J. Bruhl; Karen L. Wilson; A. Muthama Muasya (1994). "Carex siderosticta Hance, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 89. 1873". Acoraceae through Cyperaceae. Flora of China. Vol. 23. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 347. ISBN 978-1-930723-99-3.
  3. ^ T. Yan-Cheng; X. Qiu-Yun (1989). "Cytological studies of Carex siderosticta Hance (Cyperaceae) and its importance in phytogeography". Cathaya. 1: 49–60.
  4. ^ John M. Bernard (1990). "Life history and vegetative reproduction in Carex". Canadian Journal of Botany. 68 (7): 1441–1448. doi:10.1139/b90-182.
  5. ^ Tang Yancheng; Liang Songyun (1987). "On Carex siderosticta with special reference to the term stem lateral in caricology" (PDF). Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 9 (3): 1–3.
  6. ^ The Global Carex Group (2020). "A new classification of Carex (Cyperaceae) subgenera supported by a HybSeq backbone phylogenetic tree". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 194 (2): 141–163. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boaa042. hdl:10261/233485.
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