| Carex platyphylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. platyphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex platyphylla J.Carey | |
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Carex platyphylla var. longipedunculata Kük. | |
Carex platyphylla, called the broad leaf sedge and silver sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to southeast Canada, and the north-central and eastern United States. It is often found in the same forests as Carex plantaginea, also a broad-leaved species, but they do not compete, as C. plantaginea prefers wet areas and C. platyphylla prefers it dry. Silver sedge is considered a useful native ornamental, since it is showy, deer-resistant, and able to tolerate both deep shade and drought once established.
References
- Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 4: 23 (1847)
- ^ "Carex platyphylla J.Carey". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Carex platyphylla". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- Handel, Steven N. (1978). "The Competitive Relationship of Three Woodland Sedges and its Bearing on the Evolution of Ant-Dispersal of Carex pedunculata". Evolution. 32 (1): 151–163. doi:10.2307/2407416. JSTOR 2407416. PMID 28564097.
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| Carex platyphylla |
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