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Carex echinata
Species of grass-like plant in the sedge family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carex echinata is a species of sedge known by the common names star sedge and little prickly sedge.
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Description
Carex echinata is a tussock-forming, grasslike plant in the family Cyperaceae. It has a solid, ridged stem that may exceed 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in height with a few thready leaves toward the base. The inflorescences are star-shaped spikelets and are 3–15 mm (0.12–0.59 in) wide.
It is infected by the fungal species Anthracoidea karii.[2]
Distribution and habitat
This plant is native to North and Central America and parts of Eurasia; as of 2016, it had spread as far as Taiwan.[3] Carex echinata is a plant of wet forests, marshes, and mountain meadows of moderate elevation. It is commonly associated with peat bogs.[4]
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