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

  1. ^ a b "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.
  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.