Carex crinita, called fringed sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[2] It is the namesake of the Carex crinita species complex.[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. Phacocystis |
| Species: | C. crinita
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex crinita | |
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Subtaxa
editThe following varieties are currently accepted:[2]
- Carex crinita var. brevicrinis Fernald
- Carex crinita var. crinita
- Carex crinita var. porteri (Olney) Fernald
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Form -
Fruiting -
Perigynia (brown) and scales (straw-colored, with awns)
References
edit- ^ Encycl. 3: 393 (1792)
- ^ a b c "Carex crinita Lam". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Estes, Dwayne (2013). "Carex fumosimontana (Cyperaceae), a new endemic from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee". Brittonia. 65 (2): 200–207. doi:10.1007/s12228-012-9269-6. S2CID 13074898.