Carex castanea Wahlenberg

Carex castanea Wahlenberg is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex castanea × Carex debilis.

Carex ×knieskernii Dewey.

Vernacular names

• carex châtain Marie-Victorin, 1995

• chestnut sedge FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• chestnut woodland sedge UWSP
• chestnut-coloured sedge ONHIC, 2009+

Synonyms

• Carex flexilis Rudge FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Cyperaceae
Subfamily	Cyperoideae
Tribe	Cariceae
Genus	Carex
Section	Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae
Species	Carex castanea

Habit

Herb