Carex tenuiflora, the sparse-flowered sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Subarctic and Hemiboreal Northern Hemisphere; Alaska, Canada, the northern US, Scandinavia, the Baltic States, all of Russia, the north Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China, Korea, and Japan.[1][2] It is most often found in peatlands, preferring a pH of 6.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carex tenuiflora Wahlenb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Carex tenuiflora (Sparse-flowered Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 26 June 2021. Also known as: Thin-flowered Sedge
  3. ^ Gignac, L. D.; Gauthier, R.; Rochefort, L.; Bubier, J. (2004). "Distribution and habitat niches of 37 peatland Cyperaceae species across a broad geographic range in Canada". Canadian Journal of Botany. 82 (9): 1292–1313. doi:10.1139/B04-081.