| Carex |
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| Various species of sedges |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Monocots |
| Clade: |
Commelinids |
| Order: |
Poales |
| Family: |
Cyperaceae |
| Genus: |
Carex
L. |
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| Type species |
Carex hirta
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| Diversity |
| 2000+ species |
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| Global distribution of Carex (green) |
| Synonyms |
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- Agistron Raf.
- Ammorrhiza Ehrh.
- Anithista Raf.
- Archaeocarex Börner
- Baeochortus Ehrh.
- Bitteria Börner
- Blysmocarex N.A.Ivanova
- Callistachys Heuff.
- Caricella Ehrh.
- Caricina St.-Lag.
- Caricinella St.-Lag.
- Chionanthula Börner
- Chordorrhiza Ehrh.
- Cobresia Pers.
- Coleachyron J.Gay ex Boiss.
- Cryptoglochin Heuff.
- Cymophyllus Mack. ex Britton & A.Br.
- Cyperoides Ség.
- Dapedostachys Börner
- Desmiograstis Börner
- Deweya Raf.
- Diemisa Raf.
- Diplocarex Hayata
- Dornera Heuff. ex Schur
- Drymeia Ehrh.
- Echinochlaenia Börner
- Edritria Raf.
- Elyna Schrad.
- Facolos Raf.
- Forexeta Raf.
- Froelichia Wulfen
- Genersichia Heuff.
- Heleonastes Ehrh.
- Hemicarex Benth.
- Heuffelia Opiz
- Holmia Börner
- Homalostachys Boeckeler
- Itheta Raf.
- Kobresia Willd.
- Kobria St.-Lag.
- Kolerma Raf.
- Kuekenthalia Börner
- Lamprochlaenia Börner
- Leptostachys Ehrh.
- Leptovignea Börner
- Leucoglochin Heuff.
- Limivasculum Börner
- Limonaetes Ehrh.
- Loncoperis Raf.
- Loxanisa Raf.
- Loxotrema Raf.
- Manochlaenia Börner
- Maukschia Heuff.
- Meltrema Raf.
- Neilreichia Kotula
- Neskiza Raf.
- Olamblis Raf.
- Olotrema Raf.
- Onkerma Raf.
- Osculisa Raf.
- Phaeolorum Ehrh.
- Phyllostachys Torr.
- Physiglochis Neck.
- Polyglochin Ehrh.
- Proteocarpus Börner
- Pseudocarex Miq.
- Psyllophora Ehrh.
- Ptacoseia Ehrh.
- Rhaptocalymma Borrer
- Rhynchopera Börner
- Schelhammeria Moench
- Schoenoxiphium Nees
- Temnemis Raf.
- Thysanocarex Börner
- Trasus Gray
- Ulva Adans.
- Uncinia Pers.
- Vesicarex Steyerm.
- Vignantha Schur
- Vignea P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib.
- Vignidula Börner
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Carex is a vast genus of over 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.