Carex tenera, known as quill sedge,[3] is a species of sedge native to the northern United States and Canada.[3][4]
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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. Ovales |
| Species: | C. tenera
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Two varieties are recognized in Flora of North America:[4]
- C. tenera var. tenera
- C. tenera var. echinodes (= Carex echinodes (Fernald) P.Rothr., Reznicek & Hipp)[2]
References
edit- ^ "Carex tenera Dewey". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ a b "Carex tenera Dewey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex tenera Dewey". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ a b Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Carex tenera". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-09-27 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
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