Kingdom Plantae Family Cyperaceae Scientific name Carex nigra Rank Species | Order Poales Genus Carex Higher classification Sedges | |
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Similar Sedges, Carex panicea, Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex acuta | ||
Carex nigra (L.) Reichard (syn. C. acuta auct. non L.) is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, NW Africa and E North America. Common names include common sedge, black sedge or smooth black sedge. The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia, Turkey and probably Caucasus.
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