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Carex davisii, known as Davis' sedge or awned graceful sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America. It is listed as an endangered, threatened, or species of concern across much of edge of its range. It was named in the 1820s by Lewis David de Schweinitz and John Torrey in honor of Emerson Davis (1798–1866), a Massachusetts educator and "enthusiastic student of the genus" Carex.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Carex
- Family
- Cyperaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Davis' sedge en awned graceful sedge
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