Carex arctiformis, the polar sedge,[1] is a species of sedge native to sphagnum bogs and other wetlands in northwestern North America (British Columbia and southeastern Alaska).[2][3]

Carex arctiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Glareosae
Species:
C. arctiformis
Binomial name
Carex arctiformis

It was first formally named by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1931.[4]

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Carex arctiformis​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ Toivonen, Heikki (2002). "Carex arctiformis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 July 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ "Carex arctiformis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Carex arctiformis Mack". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.