Carex wootonii, or Wooton's sedge,[1] is a species of sedge that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1915.[2] Wooton's Sedge is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in Subtropical Biomes.[3]

Carex wootonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. wootonii
Binomial name
Carex wootonii

The plant is native to the US States of New Mexico and Arizona, as well as the Northeast of Mexico. It is placed by the native status of L48 N.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex wootonii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Carex wootonii". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Carex wootonii Mack. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-26.