- Carex limosa
Taxobox
name = "Carex limosa"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Cyperaceae
genus = "Carex "
species = "C. limosa"
binomial = "Carex limosa"
binomial_authority = L."Carex limosa" is a species of sedge known by the common names mud sedge and shore sedge. This is an aquatic or shore plant which can most often be found in peat bogs in mountains. It is distributed across North America and Eurasia. This sedge has a large
rhizome and hairy roots. It produces a stem which is generally just under half a meter in height and has a few basal leaves which are long and threadlike. The tip of the stem is often occupied by a staminate spikelet, and below this hang one or more nodding pistillate spikelets. Some spikelets may have both male and female parts, however. Each fruit is a few millimeters long and spade-shaped.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7928,7931,8011 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CALI7 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Carex+limosa Photo gallery]
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