Carex bromoides, known as brome-like sedge,[1] brome-sedge,[2] and dropseed of the woods,[3] is a species of sedge in the genus Carex. It is native to North America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
| Section: | Carex sect. Deweyanae |
| Species: | C. bromoides
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Taxonomy
editCarex bromoides was described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1805.[4] It has two accepted subspecies:[5][6]
- Carex bromoides subsp. bromoides — broadly distributed across eastern North America
- Carex bromoides subsp. montana Naczi — restricted to Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Carex bromoides subsp. montana has larger features including wider culms and leaf blades, as well as proportionately longer perigynium beaks.[6]
Distribution and habitat
editCarex bromoides ranges across most of eastern North America, including Mexico, the United States, and Canada.[6] It is found primarily in wooded wetland habitats, occasionally in wet meadows.[7][6]
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex bromoides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ Diblik, Roy (2014). The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden. Timber Press. ISBN 9781604695977.
- ^ "Harms Flatwoods". www.northbranchrestoration.org. North Branch Restoration Project. Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Carex bromoides Willd". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Carex bromoides". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ a b c d Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Carex bromoides". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-10-05 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex bromoides". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2018-10-05.