''Carex capillaris'', the hair-like sedge,
[ is a ]species
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of sedge
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus '' Carex'' ...
found in North America and northern Eurasia[ including Greenland.]California
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, is sometimes included in ''Carex capillaris''. Two subspecies are accepted:[
* ''Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris''
* ''Carex capillaris subsp. fuscidula'' (V.I.Krecz. ex T.V.Egorova) Á.Löve & D.Löve
]
Ecology
''Carex capillaris'' is a known host to species of fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
, including '' Anthracoidea capillaris'', ''Didymella proximella
''Didymella proximella'' is a species of fungi belonging to the family Didymellaceae. It is known to decompose the dead leaves of ''Carex capillaris
''Carex capillaris'', the hair-like sedge, is a species of sedge found in North America and ...
'', '' Lophodermium caricinum'' and
'' Puccinia dioicae''.
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capillaris
Flora of North America
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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Flora of Greenland