Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex > Carex formosa

Carex formosa (handsome sedge)

Synonyms: Edritria formosa (homotypic)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Grass

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve 470167 Ontario, Canada  
Saratoga National Historical Park   New York, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0