Carex pellita is a species of sedge known by the common name woolly sedge.
| Woolly sedge | |
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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. Paludosae |
| Species: | C. pellita
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex pellita | |
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Carex lanuginosa | |
Distribution
This sedge is native to much of North America, including southern Canada, the United States, and northeastern Mexico.
Description
Carex pellita grows in wet and dry areas in a number of habitat types, including disturbed areas such as ditches and roadsides. This sedge grows in colonies of individuals made up of clumps of stems 30 centimeters to one meter-3 feet tall from a network of spreading rhizomes.
The inflorescence is up to 30 centimeters long, a cylindrical body of overlapping flowers. Female flowers have dark brown or purplish, hairy scales with long tips. The fruit is coated in a fuzzy to woolly perigynium.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex pellita
- USDA Plants Profile: Carex pellita
- Flora of North America
- Carex pellita - Photo gallery
- Profile: Woolly Sedge (Carex pellita) Photos, Drawings, Text. (Wild Plants of Winnipeg from Nature Manitoba)
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