Carex secalina

Carex secalina
	Habit
	Close-up of spikes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. secalina
Binomial name
	Carex secalina; Willd. ex Wahlenb.
Synonyms
	Carex hordeistichos var. microcarpa Boeckeler; Carex hordeistichos var. microstachys Schur; Carex hordeistichos var. secalina (Willd. ex Wahlenb.) Boott; Kuekenthalia secalina (Willd. ex Wahlenb.) Fedde & J.Schust.;

Carex secalina, the rye sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.^[2] It is native to central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Iran, Kazakhstan, and on to Siberia, and it has been introduced to the Russian Far East, Belgium, and New York State.^[1] It is usually found growing in saline, wet meadows, and so is pre-adapted to grow in ditches next to roads that are heavily salted in winter.^[3]

Subtaxa[edit]

The following varieties are accepted:^[1]

Carex secalina var. alpina Kük. & Bornm. – Iran
Carex secalina var. secalina – entire range

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Carex secalina Willd. ex Wahlenb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Rye Sedge". eol.org. Encyclopedia of Life. 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Werier, David A.; Naczi, Robert F. C. (2012). "Carex secalina (Cyperaceae), an Introduced Sedge New to North America". Rhodora. 114 (960): 349–365. doi:10.3119/12-06. S2CID 86152833.

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[POWO_302175-1-1] "Carex secalina Willd. ex Wahlenb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[2] "Rye Sedge". eol.org. Encyclopedia of Life. 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[3] Werier, David A.; Naczi, Robert F. C. (2012). "Carex secalina (Cyperaceae), an Introduced Sedge New to North America". Rhodora. 114 (960): 349–365. doi:10.3119/12-06. S2CID 86152833.

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