Carex foenea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex foenea
Name

Carex foenea Willd.
Homonyms

Carex foenea Muhl. ex Torr., nom. illeg. = Carex albolutescens Schwein.

References

Enum. pl. 2: 957 (1809)
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Carex foenea is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native from subarctic America to the northern United States.[1] It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1809.[2]

Some sources regard Carex foenea as a synonym of Carex siccata,[3] others treat it as a full species.[1]
References

"Carex foenea Willd.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-06-01
"Carex foenea Willd.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2021-06-01
"Carex siccata Dewey", USDA Plants, retrieved 2021-05-31