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Carex sect. Macrocephalae

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Group of sedges

Carex sect. Macrocephalae
Carex kobomugi
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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. Macrocephalae
Kük.
Species
Bighead sedge (Carex macrocephala)

Carex sect. Macrocephalae is a section of the genus Carex, containing two species. Both are coastal species of sandy areas beside the northern Pacific Ocean – Carex kobomugi from Taiwan to northern China and Japan (and as an invasive species in the north-eastern United States), and Carex macrocephala from northern China to Oregon.

References

  1. "Macrocephalae Kük". Cyperaceae. eMonocot. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Carex sect. Macrocephalae


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