Species of grass-like plant in the sedge family
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Carex echinata is a species of sedge known by the common names star sedge and little prickly sedge.
Description.
"Carex echinata" is a tussock-forming, grasslike plant in the family Cyperaceae. It has a solid, ridged stem that may exceed in height with a few thready leaves toward the base. The inflorescences are star-shaped spikelets and are wide.
It is infected by the fungal species "Anthracoidea karii".
Distribution and habitat.
This plant is native to North and Central America and parts of Eurasia; as of 2016, it had spread as far as Taiwan. "Carex echinata" is a plant of wet forests, marshes, and mountain meadows of moderate elevation. It is commonly associated with peat bogs.
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