Carex texensis, the Texas sedge,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is endemic to the eastern, central, and southern United States.
| Carex texensis | |
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| At the Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin, Texas | |
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. Phaestoglochin |
| Species: | C. texensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
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Its culms are 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) in height, and 0.5–1 mm (1⁄64–3⁄64 in) wide basally to 0.4–0.5 mm (1⁄64–1⁄64 in) wide distally. The leaves are green with the widest leaf blades 1–1.7 mm (3⁄64–1⁄16 in) wide.
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Carex texensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- L. H. Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club. 5: 97. 1894.
- Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willdenow var. texensis Torrey ex L. H. Bailey, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 1: 57. 1889
- Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Flora of North America
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