Carex

created by Webster 1913
(thing) by ifurita (5.7 y) (print)   (I like it!) Sun Oct 01 2000 at 21:48:16
The genus for a fancy little group of monocots commonly known as sedges. They are in the family Cyperaceae (correct spelling) and are usually found in riparian habitats. Often they are confused with rushes (Juncus) which are in the family Juncaceae, but a good little mnemonic for distinguishing between the two is: "rushes are round, sedges have edges." This refers to how the stems appear in a transverse/cross section.
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:21:52

Ca"rex (?), n. [L., sedge.] Bot.

A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceae; the sedges.

 

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