Carex umbellata

Carex umbellata
	In Wisconsin
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. umbellata
Binomial name
	Carex umbellata; Willd.
Synonyms
	List Carex abdita E.P.Bicknell; Carex umbellata subsp. abdita (E.P.Bicknell) W.Stone; Carex umbellata var. brachyrhina Piper; Carex umbellata var. brevirostris Boott; Carex umbellata var. vicina Dewey; Carex umbellata f. vicina (Dewey) Wiegand; Olotrema umbellata (Willd.) Raf.; ;

Carex umbellata, the parasol sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada and the central and eastern US, and introduced to the Dominican Republic.^[1]^[2] Its seeds are dispersed by ants.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Carex umbellata Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Carex umbellata (Parasol Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ Handel, Steven N. (1978). "New ant-dispersed species in the genera Carex, Luzula, and Claytonia". Canadian Journal of Botany. 56 (22): 2925–2927. doi:10.1139/b78-351.

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[30094578-2-1] "Carex umbellata Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[2] "Carex umbellata (Parasol Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[1_of_346_Google_Scholar_Hits-3] Handel, Steven N. (1978). "New ant-dispersed species in the genera Carex, Luzula, and Claytonia". Canadian Journal of Botany. 56 (22): 2925–2927. doi:10.1139/b78-351.

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Carex umbellata

In Wisconsin

Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. umbellata
Binomial name
*Carex umbellata* Willd.
Synonyms^[1]
List Carex abdita E.P.Bicknell Carex umbellata subsp. abdita (E.P.Bicknell) W.Stone Carex umbellata var. brachyrhina Piper Carex umbellata var. brevirostris Boott Carex umbellata var. vicina Dewey Carex umbellata f. vicina (Dewey) Wiegand Olotrema umbellata (Willd.) Raf.