Carex silicea Olney

Carex silicea Olney is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex scoparia × Carex silicea.

Vernacular names

• carex silicicole Marie-Victorin, 1995

• seabeach sedge Canadian Forest Service, 2007
• beach sedge Canadian Forest Service, 2007

Synonyms

• Carex straminea var. moniliformis Tuckerman WCSP

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. Ovales
Species	Carex silicea

Habit

Herb