Carex radiata

Carex radiata, the eastern star sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to central and eastern North America.[1] It is cultivated for its yellowish-green foliage and its relatively—for a sedge—showy flowers.[2]

Carex radiata
At the Hauck Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. radiata
Binomial name
Carex radiata
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex rosea var. minor Boott
  • Carex rosea var. radiata (Wahlenb.) Dewey
  • Carex stellulata var. radiata Wahlenb.
  • Carex sylvicola J.M.Webber & P.W.Ball

References
  1. "Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. "Carex radiata". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 26 August 2021.


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