Carex unilateralis, the lateral sedge,[1] is a species of sedge that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1922.[2] The specific epithet, unilateralis, is derived from Latin and means "one-sided".[3]

Carex unilateralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. unilateralis
Binomial name
Carex unilateralis

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Carex unilateralis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Carex unilateralis". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ Damrosch, Barbara; Neal, Bill (2003). Gardener's Latin: A Lexicon. Chapel Hill, N.C: Algonquin Books. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-56512-743-2. OCLC 856021571. Retrieved 21 April 2019.