Carex crinita

Carex crinita, called fringed sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.^[2] It is the namesake of the Carex crinita species complex.^[3]

Carex crinita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Section:	Carex sect. Phacocystis
Species:	C. crinita
Binomial name
Carex crinita Lam.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Diemisa crinita (Lam.) Raf. Neskiza crinita (Lam.) Raf.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:^[2]

• Carex crinita var. brevicrinis Fernald
• Carex crinita var. crinita
• Carex crinita var. porteri (Olney) Fernald

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  Form
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  Fruiting
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  Perigynia (brown) and scales (straw-colored, with awns)