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Back'S Sedge (Carex backii)

Description

The plants have culms that grow 3-25 cm (1.2-9.8 in) high, and deep-green to yellowish-green leaves measuring 2-5 mm wide. The inflorescence is typically a single terminal spike lacking a spike bract.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Cyperaceae

              • Genus: Carex