Carex flava | |
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Seedhead | |
Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. flava
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Binomial name | |
Carex flava | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Carex flava, called hedgehog grass, is a widespread species of sedge (genus Carex), native to the northern United States, Canada, Iceland, Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, the Transcaucasus area, and parts of Siberia. [2] [3] It is the namesake of the Carex flava species complex. [4]
Other common names; marsh hedgehog grass, yellow sedge, large yellow sedge