Carex umbellata
In Wisconsin
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. umbellata
Binomial name
Carex umbellata
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Carex abdita E.P.Bicknell
    • Carex umbellata subsp. abdita (E.P.Bicknell) W.Stone
    • Carex umbellata var. brachyrhina Piper
    • Carex umbellata var. brevirostris Boott
    • Carex umbellata var. vicina Dewey
    • Carex umbellata f. vicina (Dewey) Wiegand
    • Olotrema umbellata (Willd.) Raf.

Carex umbellata, the parasol sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada and the central and eastern US, and introduced to the Dominican Republic.[1][2] Its seeds are dispersed by ants.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Carex umbellata Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Carex umbellata (Parasol Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Handel, Steven N. (1978). "New ant-dispersed species in the genera Carex, Luzula, and Claytonia". Canadian Journal of Botany. 56 (22): 2925–2927. doi:10.1139/b78-351.


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