Carex secalina | |
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Habit | |
Close-up of spikes | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. secalina
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Binomial name | |
Carex secalina | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Carex secalina, the rye sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. [2] It is native to central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Iran, Kazakhstan, and on to Siberia, and it has been introduced to the Russian Far East, Belgium, and New York State. [1] It is usually found growing in saline, wet meadows, and so is pre-adapted to grow in ditches next to roads that are heavily salted in winter. [3]
The following varieties are accepted: [1]