Carex demissa is a species of sedge (genus Carex), native to Iceland, Macaronesia, all of Europe, and western Asia to the Himalayas and possibly Greenland.[3] It has been introduced to eastern Canada, New Jersey, and Tasmania.[2] It is a member of the Carex flava species complex.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. demissa
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Subtaxa
editThe following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
- Carex demissa subsp. cedercreutzii (Fagerstr.) Jac.Koopman
- Carex demissa subsp. demissa
References
edit- ^ Fors. Oecon. Plantel., ed. 2: 826 (1806)
- ^ a b c "Carex demissa Hornem". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Pan-arctic flora: Home". panarcticflora.org. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro; Benítez-Benítez, Carmen; Fernández-Mazuecos, Mario; Martín-Bravo, Santiago (2017). "Cut from the same cloth: The convergent evolution of dwarf morphotypes of the Carex flava group (Cyperaceae) in Circum-Mediterranean mountains". PLOS ONE. 12 (12): e0189769. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1289769J. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189769. PMC 5744957. PMID 29281689.
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