Carex pilulifera
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Carex pilulifera, the pill sedge,[2] is a European species of sedge found in acid heaths, woods and grassland from Macaronesia to Scandinavia. It grows up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, with 2–4 female spikes and 1 male spike in an inflorescence. These stalks bend as the seeds ripen, and the seeds are collected and dispersed by ants of the species Myrmica ruginodis.
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Carex pilulifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Subgenus: | Carex subg. Carex |
Section: | Carex sect. Acrocystis |
Species: | C. pilulifera |
Binomial name | |
Carex pilulifera | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Carex oederi Retz. |
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Varieties:
- Carex oederi var. oederi (synonym: Carex scandinavica E.W.Davies)[3]