Carex torta Boott

Carex torta Boott is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Vernacular names

• carex tordu Marie-Victorin, 1995

• twisted sedge Oldham & Brinker, 2009
• beaked riverbank sedge Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005

Synonyms

• Carex acuta var. sparsiflora Dewey FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex caespitosa var. ramosa Dewey FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex torta var. composita Porter FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex torta var. staminata Peck 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. Phacocystis
Species	Carex torta

Habit

Herb