Carex cephalophora
Inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. cephalophora
Binomial name
Carex cephalophora
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Carex cephalophora var. anomala Farw.
    • Carex cephalophora var. bracteosa Farw.
    • Carex cephalophora var. maxima Dewey
    • Diemisa cephalophora (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.
    • Vignea cephalophora (Muhl. ex Willd.) Rchb.

Carex cephalophora, called the oval-leaf sedge, oval-headed sedge, woodbank sedge, and short-headed bracted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to the central and eastern United States and southeastern Canada, and introduced to Germany.[2][3] It is found in late-succession old fields, even those that have become shaded woodlands.[4]

References

  1. โ†‘ Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 220 (1805)
  2. 1 2 "Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. โ†‘ Bebeau, G. D. (2015). "Carex cephalophora". www.friendsofthewildflowergarden.org. The Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. โ†‘ Edgin, Bob; McClain, William E.; Gillespie, Bob; Ebinger, John E. (2003). "Vegetation Composition and Structure of Eversgerd Post Oak Flatwoods, Clinton County, Illinois". Northeastern Naturalist. 10 (2): 111. doi:10.1656/1092-6194(2003)010[0111:VCASOE]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1092-6194. S2CID 85728533.


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