Carex tenuiflora | |
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Near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. tenuiflora
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Binomial name | |
Carex tenuiflora | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Carex tenuiflora, the sparse-flowered sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Subarctic and Hemiboreal Northern Hemisphere; Alaska, Canada, the northern US, Scandinavia, the Baltic States, all of Russia, the north Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China, Korea, and Japan.[1][2] It is most often found in peatlands, preferring a pH of 6.[3]
Also known as: Thin-flowered Sedge