Carex aestivalis, the summer sedge,[1] is a species of Carex native to North America. The specific epithet, aestivalis, is derived from Latin and means "pertaining to the summer".[2]
| Carex aestivalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. aestivalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex aestivalis M.A.Curtis ex A.Gray | |