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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. Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Paniceae |
| Species: | C. woodii |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex woodii Dewey, 1846 | |
Carex woodii, known as pretty sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America.
Description
Carex woodii is a rhizomatous sedge, forming loose clumps to large vegetative colonies. The leaf sheathes are tinged with reddish-purple. Compared to most other Carex across its range, it flowers and fruits earlier in the year. In Michigan it fruits by mid-May or earlier.
Distribution and habitat
Carex woodii is native to the Midwestern and Eastern United States and Ontario. It is found in both moist and dry woodlands. It is considered a rare plant of concern in the Chicago region and Connecticut.
References
- "Carex woodii Dewey". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- NRCS. "Carex woodii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Carex woodii". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-09-25 – 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 woodii". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- "Monitored Species Gallery". plantsofconcern.org. Plants of Concern. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
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