Carex secalina

Carex secalina, the rye sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.^[2] It is native to central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Iran, Kazakhstan, and on to Siberia, and it has been introduced to the Russian Far East, Belgium, and New York State.^[1] It is usually found growing in saline, wet meadows, and so is pre-adapted to grow in ditches next to roads that are heavily salted in winter.^[3]

Carex secalina
Habit
Close-up of spikes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. secalina
Binomial name
Carex secalina Willd. ex Wahlenb.
Synonyms[1]
Carex hordeistichos var. microcarpa Boeckeler Carex hordeistichos var. microstachys Schur Carex hordeistichos var. secalina (Willd. ex Wahlenb.) Boott Kuekenthalia secalina (Willd. ex Wahlenb.) Fedde & J.Schust.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:^[1]

• Carex secalina var. alpina Kük. & Bornm. – Iran
• Carex secalina var. secalina – entire range