Carex swanii

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|genus=Carex

|parent=Carex sect. Porocystis

|species=swanii

|authority=(Fernald) Mack.

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|synonyms=Carex virescens var. swanii {{small|Fernald}}

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Carex swanii, known as Swan's sedge or downy green sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.{{r|powo}}{{r|vascan}} It is native to eastern North America.{{r|powo}}

It was originally described as Carex virescens var. swanii {{small|Fernald}} in 1906,{{r|ipni2}} then elevated to species in 1910.{{r|ipni1}} The species was named for Charles Walter Swan (1838-1921), a naval surgeon and early member of the New England Botanical Club.{{r|fotcr2017}}

References

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{{cite book |last1=Wilhelm |first1=Gerould |last2=Rericha |first2=Laura |date=2017 |title=Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis |publisher=Indiana Academy of Sciences}}

{{cite web |title=Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack.|url=http://ipni.org/n/47246-2|website=ipni.org |publisher=International Plant Names Index|accessdate=9 August 2020}}

{{cite web |title=Carex virescens var. swanii Fernald|url=http://ipni.org/n/47404-2|website=ipni.org |publisher=International Plant Names Index|accessdate=9 August 2020}}

{{cite web|title=Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack.|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:47246-2|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=Royal Botanical Gardens Kew |accessdate=9 August 2020}}

{{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 swanii (Fernald) Mackenzie |url=https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/5107 |website=Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN) |accessdate=9 August 2020}}

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swanii

Category:Plants described in 1906

Category:Flora of Northern America