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Internal ID UUID643ff23417740618431647
Scientific name Carex aphylla
Authority Kunth
First published in Enum. Pl. 2: 421 (1837)

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It is a clump-forming species with narrow, grass-like leaves and small, yellow-brown flowers. The flowers are arranged in a dense, cylindrical spike. The plant is often found in wet areas, such as marshes, bogs, and wet meadows. It is also found in disturbed habitats, such as roadsides and ditches.

Carex aphylla is a perennial sedge native to southern parts of South America. It is a clump-forming species with narrow, grass-like leaves and small, yellow-brown flowers arranged in a dense, cylindrical spike. It is commonly found in wet areas, such as marshes, bogs, and wet meadows, as well as disturbed habitats, such as roadsides and ditches.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Carex berteroana É.Desv. Fl. Chil. 6: 198 (1854)
Carex ebracteata Phil. Linnaea 33: 271 (1865)
Schoenus marginatus Kunze ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 2: 421 (1837)
Carex setifolia var. berteroana Gunckel

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  • Southern America
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina South
      • Chile Central

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World Flora Online wfo-0000344470
Tropicos 9900449
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:298593-1
The Plant List kew-224537
Open Tree Of Life 397245
NCBI Taxonomy 234469
IPNI 298593-1
GBIF 2725629
EOL 1124957
Wikipedia Carex_aphylla

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