Carex tenera

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|genus = Carex

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|parent = Carex sect. Ovales

|species = tenera

|authority = Dewey

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|synonyms =

Carex mirabilis var. tenera (Dewey) Prov.
Carex tenera var. major Olney
Diemisa tenera (Dewey) Raf.

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Carex tenera, known as quill sedge, is a species of sedge native to the northern United States and Canada.

Two varieties are recognized in Flora of North America:

C. tenera var. tenera
C. tenera var. echinodes (= Carex echinodes (Fernald) P.Rothr., Reznicek & Hipp)

References

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{{eFloras|1|242357577|volume=23|Carex tenera|accessdate=2018-09-27}}

{{cite web |title=Carex tenera Dewey|url=http://beta.ipni.org/n/302580-1|website=ipni.org |publisher=International Plant Names Index|accessdate=2018-09-27}}

{{cite web|title=Carex tenera Dewey|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302580-1

|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=Royal Botanical Gardens Kew |accessdate=2018-09-27}}

{{PLANTS|id=CATE3|taxon=Carex tenera Dewey|accessdate=2018-09-27}}

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tenera

Category:Plants described in 1824

Category:Flora of Northern America