Carex radiata | |
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At the Hauck Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. radiata
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Binomial name | |
Carex radiata | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Carex radiata, the eastern star sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to central and eastern North America. [1] It is cultivated for its yellowish-green foliage and its relatively—for a sedge—showy flowers. [2]