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Carex bicknellii

Carex bicknellii
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. bicknellii
Binomial name
Carex bicknellii

Carex bicknellii, known as Bicknell's sedge and copper-shouldered oval sedge,[2] is a species of sedge native to North America.[3][4] Carex bicknellii grows in small clumps with fewer than 25 flowering stems per clump.[5] It is found in mesic to dry prairies, savannas, and open woodlands.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Carex bicknellii Britton". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. ^ Adelman, Charlotte; Schwartz, Bernard L. (2011). The Midwestern native garden : native alternatives to nonnative flowers and plants : an illustrated guide. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780821419373.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Carex bicknellii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Carex bicknellii". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-09-25 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. ^ Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex bicknellii". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2018-09-25.


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