Carex woodii | |
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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. Paniceae |
Species: | C. woodii
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Binomial name | |
Carex woodii |
Carex woodii, known as pretty sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America. [2] [3]
Carex woodii is a rhizomatous sedge, forming loose clumps to large vegetative colonies. The leaf sheathes are tinged with reddish-purple. [4] Compared to most other Carex across its range, it flowers and fruits earlier in the year. In Michigan it fruits by mid-May or earlier. [4]
Carex woodii is native to the Midwestern and Eastern United States and Ontario. [3] It is found in both moist and dry woodlands. [3] It is considered a rare plant of concern in the Chicago region and Connecticut. [5]