Carex backii

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Carex backii, commonly known as Back's sedge, is a species of sedge (Carex) in the section Phyllostachyae. First described scientifically in 1839 by American botanist Francis Boott, it is found in Canada and the United States, where it grows in shaded woods, shaded slopes, and shrub thickets.

Description

The plants have culms that grow {{convert|3|–|25|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} high, and deep-green to yellowish-green leaves measuring 2–5 mm wide. The inflorescence is typically a single terminal spike lacking a spike bract.

References

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{{cite book |author=Leighton AL. |title=Sedges (Carex) of Saskatchewan |year=2012 |series=Flora of Saskatchewan |volume=Fascicle 3 |publisher=Nature Saskatchewan |location=Regina, Canada |isbn=978-0-921104-29-2 |page=78}}

{{cite web |title=Carex backii Boott in W. J. Hooker |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357067 |publisher=www.eFloras.org |work=Flora of North America |accessdate=2014-12-19}}

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backii

Category:Flora of Western Canada

Category:Flora of Eastern Canada

Category:Flora of the Northwestern United States

Category:Flora of the North-Central United States

Category:Flora of the Northeastern United States

Category:Plants described in 1839

Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status