Carex tenera

Carex tenera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. tenera
Binomial name
Carex tenera
Synonyms
  • Carex mirabilis var. tenera (Dewey) Prov.
  • Carex tenera var. major Olney
  • Diemisa tenera (Dewey) Raf.

Carex tenera, known as quill sedge, is a species of sedge native to the northern United States and Canada.

Two varieties are recognized in Flora of North America:

  • C. tenera var. tenera
  • C. tenera var. echinodes (= Carex echinodes (Fernald) P.Rothr., Reznicek & Hipp)
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