Carex capillaris

Carex capillaris, the hair-like sedge,^[3] is a species of sedge found in North America and northern Eurasia^[4] including Greenland.^[5][6]

Carex capillaris
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. Chlorostachyae
Species:	C. capillaris
Binomial name
Carex capillaris L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Carex capillaris f. typica B.Boivin Carex plena Clairv. Loxotrema capillaris (L.) Raf. Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray

Carex tiogana, from northern California, is sometimes included in Carex capillaris. Two subspecies are accepted:^[2]

• Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris
• Carex capillaris subsp. fuscidula (V.I.Krecz. ex T.V.Egorova) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Ecology

Carex capillaris is a known host to species of fungi, including Anthracoidea capillaris, Didymella proximella, Lophodermium caricinum and Puccinia dioicae.^[7]