"Hairy sedge" redirects here. For other uses, see List of plants known as hairy sedge.
Carex hirta
Female spikes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Clade:
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Carex
Subgenus:
Carex subg. Carex
Section:
Carex sect. Carex
Species:
C. hirta
Binomial name
Carex hirta
L.
Carex hirta, the hairy sedge or hammer sedge,[1] is a species of sedge native across Europe. It has characteristic hairy leaves and inflorescences, and is the type species of the genus Carex.
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Carexhirta, the hairy sedge or hammer sedge, is a species of sedge native across Europe. It has characteristic hairy leaves and inflorescences, and is...
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the plant Carexhirta, native to Europe. Hairy sedge may also refer to: Carex comans, native to New Zealand Carexhirta, native to Europe Carex hirtifolia...
sylvatica and C. hirta (in Austria). Its English common name is "wood-sedge", or, in North America, "European woodland sedge". Carex sylvatica is found...
perigynium on right) Carex michelii (scale on left, perigynium on right) Carexhirta perigynia The terms perigynium and utricle have been widely used interchangeably...
also a notable variety of sedges, including glaucous sedge, Carex flacca, hairy sedge, C. hirta, tawny sedge, C. hostiana, carnation sedge, C. panicea, and...
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broad-leaved meadow-grass are widespread in damp lowland conditions, wood sedge (Carex sylvatica) in woodlands, and oval sedge and early hair-grass on upland moors...