Carex swanii (original) (raw)

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Species of grass-like plant

Carex swanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Porocystis
Species: C. swanii
Binomial name
Carex swanii(Fernald) Mack.
Synonyms[1]
Carex virescens var. swanii Fernald

Carex swanii, known as Swan's sedge or downy green sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.[1][2] It is native to eastern North America.[1]

It was originally described as Carex virescens var. swanii Fernald in 1906,[3] then elevated to species in 1910.[4] The species was named for Charles Walter Swan (1838-1921), a naval surgeon and early member of the New England Botanical Club.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, BĂ©lisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, et al. (2010). "Carex swanii (Fernald) Mackenzie". Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Carex virescens var. swanii Fernald". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.