Carex plantain, plaintainleaf sedge

(Carex laxiflora laxiflora)

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Description

Carex plantaginea, commonly known as carex plantain, plaintainleaf sedge, or seersucker sedge, is a perennial herb of the sedge family. It grows up to 0.9 metres (2 ft 11 in) tall. It is distributed across much of eastern North America, from New Brunswick to Georgia, west to Minnesota and Iowa.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Cyperaceae
Genus:Carex
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