Carex appropinquata
Encyclopedia
Carex appropinquata (Fibrous Tussock-sedge) is a species
of plant
s in the family
Cyperaceae
, commonly known as sedge
s.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...
, commonly known as sedge
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae are a family of monocotyledonous graminoid flowering plants known as sedges, which superficially resemble grasses or rushes. The family is large, with some 5,500 species described in about 109 genera. These species are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group...
s.
Synonyms
- Carex paniculata var. paradoxa (Rchb.) Fiori
- Carex paradoxa Willd.
- Carex paradoxa forma brachystachya Schatz
- Carex paradoxa forma sparsiflora Lange
- Carex paradoxa var. gracilis Asch. & Graebn.
- Caricina paradoxa (Rchb.) St.-Lag.
- Vignea appropinquata (Schumach.) Soják
- Vignea paradoxa Rchb.