Carex cryptolepis

Carex cryptolepis, known as northeastern sedge, is a North American species of sedge first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1914.[1][2][3]

Carex cryptolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Ceratocystis
Species:
C. cryptolepis
Binomial name
Carex cryptolepis

It grows in wetlands such as shorelines, swales, and fens of the Great Lakes region, northeastern United States, and southcentral/southeastern Canada.[1][4] It may hybridize with Carex viridula.[4]

References
  1. "Carex cryptolepis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Carex cryptolepis". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, and contributors (2010+). "Carex cryptolepis Mackenzie". data.canadensys.net. Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 18 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex cryptolepis". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 18 January 2020.


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