Carex cryptolepis

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Carex cryptolepis, known as northeastern sedge, is a North American species of sedge first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1914.

It grows in wetlands such as shorelines, swales, and fens of the Great Lakes region, northeastern United States, and southcentral/southeastern Canada. It may hybridize with Carex viridula.

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{{Michigan Flora |genus=Carex |species=cryptolepis |id=942 |accessdate=18 January 2020}}

{{cite web |title=Carex cryptolepis Mack. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46031-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |accessdate=18 January 2020}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-225774|title=Carex cryptolepis|publisher=The Plant List|year=2010|accessdate=6 December 2014}}

{{cite web |vauthors=Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, etal |date=2010 |title=Carex cryptolepis Mackenzie |url=https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/4827 |website=Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN) |accessdate=18 January 2020}}

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cryptolepis

Category:Plants described in 1914