Cloud Sedge
Carex haydenii Dewey
Cloud Sedge: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/6455
Synonyms
Tags
Endangered (MD) S1 (Highly state rare)

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Not to be confused with Carex haydeniana.

Carex haydenii
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. haydenii
Binomial name
Carex haydenii
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex rousseaui Raymond
  • Carex stricta var. decora L.H.Bailey
  • Carex stricta var. haydenii (Dewey) Kük.

Carex haydenii (common name, Hayden's sedge), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the north-central and northeastern United States.[1] Preferring to grow in wet, shady situations, but able to tolerate full sun, it is recommended for rain gardens.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Carex haydenii Dewey". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Carex haydenii". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 24 August 2021.


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