Carex rostrata

Carex rostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. rostrata
Binomial name
Carex rostrata
Stokes, 1787

Carex rostrata, bottle sedge or beaked sedge,[1] is a perennial species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae.

Range and habitat

The species is native to Holarctic fens and can be found in Canada and the northern part of the United States,[1] and most of Europe, including Britain, north to 71° N, and W. Asia, in wet peaty places with a high water table.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Carex rostrata". USDA. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. "PFAF (Carex rostrata)". Retrieved 1 August 2014.


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