Carex

carex Translingual thumb|Carex hirta species (hairy sedge) Etymology Borrowed from mul la cārex reed, sedge. Pronunciation English: en US Mary-marry-merry merger /ˈkɛɹ.ɛks/ /ˈkɛɹ.əks/ /ˈkɛɹ.ɨks/ weak vowel merger Proper noun 1 f genus family Cyperaceae true sedge s section family Cyperaceae Carex sect. Carex section Hypernyms genus ; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Cariceae tribe - tribe section in Carex Poales order - order; Cyperaceae family - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Cariceae tribe - tribe Hyponyms genus Carex subg. Carex, Carex subg. Psyllophora subgenus, Carex subg. Vignea subgenus, Carex subg. Vigneastra subgenus - subgenera Carex sect. Acrocystis section, Carex sect. Albae section, Carex sect. Ammoglochin section, Carex sect. Anomalae section, Carex sect. Aulocystis section, Carex sect. Bicolores section, Carex sect. Capituligerae section, Carex sect. Carex section, Carex sect. Careyanae section, Carex sect. Ceratocystis section, Carex sect. Chlorostachyae section, Carex sect. Chordorrhizae section, Carex sect. Circinatae section, Carex sect. Clandestinae section, Carex sect. Collinsiae section, Carex sect. Cyperoideae section, Carex sect. Deweyanae section, Carex sect. Dispermae section, Carex sect. Divisae section, Carex sect. Dornera section, Carex sect. Filifoliae section, Carex sect. Firmiculmes section, Carex sect. Foetidae section, Carex sect. Glareosae section, Carex sect. Glaucescentes section, Carex sect. Granulares section, Carex sect. Griseae section, Carex sect. Hallerianae section, Carex sect. Heleoglochin section, Carex sect. Hirtifoliae section, Carex sect. Hispidae section, Carex sect. Holarrhenae section, Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae section, Carex sect. Inflatae section, Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae section, Carex sect. Laxiflorae section, Carex sect. Leptocephalae section, Carex sect. Leuchoglochin section, Carex sect. Limosae section, Carex sect. Longicaules section, Carex sect. Lupulinae section, Carex sect. Macrocephalae section, Carex sect. Mitratae section, Carex sect. Multiflorae section, Carex sect. Nardinae section, Carex sect. Obtusatae section, Carex sect. Ovales section, Carex sect. Paludosae section, Carex sect. Paniceae section, Carex sect. Phacocystis section, Carex sect. Phaestoglochin section, Carex sect. Phyllostachyae section, Carex sect. Physoglochin section, Carex sect. Pictae section, Carex sect. Porocystis section, Carex sect. Racemosae section, Carex sect. Rhynchocystis section, Carex sect. Rostrales section, Carex sect. Rupestres section, Carex sect. Schiedeanae section, Carex sect. Scirpinae section, Carex sect. Scitae section, Carex sect. Shortianae section, Carex sect. Spirostachyae section, Carex sect. Squarrosae section, Carex sect. Stellulatae section, Carex sect. Thuringiaca section, Carex sect. Triquetrae section, Carex sect. Vesicariae section, Carex sect. Vulpinae section - sections Carex hirta species (hairy sedge) - type species; Carex acuta species (acute sage), Carex arenaria species (sand sedge), Carex bicknellii species (Bicknell’s sedge), Carex brevior species (shortbeak sedge), Carex canescens species (silvery sedge), Carex chordorrhiza species (string sedge), Carex conjuncta species (soft fox sedge), Carex ericetorum species (rare spring-sedge), Carex flacca species (glaucous sedge), Carex castanea species (chestnut sedge), Carex cephalophora species (oval-headed sedge), Carex crinita species (long-hair sedge, fringed sedge), Carex echinata species (star sedge), Carex elongata species (elongated sedge), Carex enurnea species (bristleleaf sedge), Carex geminata species (cutty grass), Carex glaucodea species (blue wood sedge), Carex gracillima species (graceful sedge), Carex inops species (longstolon sedge), Carex lasiocarpa species (slender sedge), Carex limosa species (mud sedge), Carex lurida species (sallow sedge), Carex nemurensis species, Carex nigra species (common sedge), Carex occidentalis species (western sedge), Carex pensylvanica species (Pennsylvania sedge), Carex plantaginea species (plantainleaf sedge), Carex platyphylla species (broadleaf sedge), Carex praticola species (northern meadow sedge), Carex riparia species (greater pond sedge), Carex stricta species (tussock sedge), Carex tumulicola species (splitawn sedge), Carex typhina species (cat-tail sedge), Carex vesicaria species (blister sedge), Carex vulpina species (fox sedge), Carex woodii species (pretty sedge) - selected other species; for more species, see List of Carex species section Carex atherodes species (wheat sedge), Carex hirta species (hairy sedge), Carex laeviconica species (smoothcone sedge), Carex sylvatica species (European woodland sedge), Carex rostrata species (bottle sedge), Carex sheldonii species (Sheldon's sedge), Carex trichocarpa species (hairyfruit sedge) - species Derived terms Vesicarex genus References 1 1 1 13398 29129 39369 CAREX taxonomygenus 2083 40011437 425750 mul Sedges