Carex albicans

Carex albicans, commonly called whitetinge sedge,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is native to the eastern North America, where it is found in Canada and the United States.[1][2] Its typical natural habitat is dry forests and woodlands.[2][3]

Carex albicans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Acrocystis
Species:
C. albicans
Binomial name
Carex albicans

Carex albicans is a perennial graminoid. It produces fruits in early spring, which are dispersed in part by ants.[4]

Carex section Acrocystis is known for being taxonomically difficult, with new species still being described in eastern North America.[5] Two species in this section, Carex emmonsii and Carex physorhyncha, have historically been treated as varieties of Carex albicans due to the three taxa's strong morphological and biochemical similarities.[4] However, modern treatments of the 2010s often separate them at the species level.[2][6]

References
  1. "Carex albicans". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  3. Flora of North America, Carex albicans var. albicans
  4. Yatskievych, George (1999). Flora of Missouri, Volume 1. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 219.
  5. Flora of North America, Carex sect. Acrocystis
  6. Chester, Edward (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee.
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