Section
Racemosae (Carex sect. racemosae)
Carex buxbaumii. Photo: (c) ksandsman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Carex is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.
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