Carex hirtifolia

Carex hirtifolia, the pubescent sedge, is a species of sedge native to northeastern North America. It is the only species in Carex section Hirtifoliae.^[1][2][3] The entire plant is distinctively covered soft hairs.^[4]

Carex hirtifolia
Carex hirtifolia
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. Hirtifoliae Reznicek
Species:	C. hirtifolia
Binomial name
Carex hirtifolia Mack.
Synonyms
Carex pubescens Muhl. ex Willd., non Poir.

Description

Plants of C. hirtifolia are shortly rhizomatous, forming loose tufts.^[3] The leaves are M-shaped in cross-section,^[3] and no more than 8 millimetres (0.3 in) wide.^[4] The inflorescences comprise 2–5 spikes, the last of which is staminate (male), the others being pistillate (female) and born on stalks less than 10 mm (0.4 in) long.^[3] The utricles are less than 10 mm (0.39 in) long, with a beak 0.7–1.5 mm (0.03–0.06 in) long.^[3]