Carex siderosticta

Carex siderosticta is a species of sedge native to East Asia.[1][2] It is the only species of Carex known to produce "pseudo-lateral" culms, which appear to be lateral, but derive from the apical meristem.[3][4]

Carex siderosticta
Scientific classification
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Monocots
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Carex sect. Siderostictae
Species:
C. siderosticta
Binomial name
Carex siderosticta

References

  1. Dai Lunkai; Liang Songyun; Zhang Shuren; Tang Yancheng; Tetsuo Koyama; Gordon C. Tucker; David A. Simpson; Henry J. Noltie; Mark T. Strong; Jeremy J. Bruhl; Karen L. Wilson; A. Muthama Muasya. "Carex siderosticta Hance, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 89. 1873". Acoraceae through Cyperaceae. Flora of China. 23. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 347. ISBN 978-1-930723-99-3.
  2. T. Yan-Cheng; X. Qiu-Yun (1989). "Cytological studies of Carex siderosticta Hance (Cyperaceae) and its importance in phytogeography". Cathaya. 1: 49–60.
  3. John M. Bernard (1990). "Life history and vegetative reproduction in Carex". Canadian Journal of Botany. 68 (7): 1441–1448. doi:10.1139/b90-182.
  4. Tang Yancheng; Liang Songyun (1987). "On Carex siderosticta with special reference to the term stem lateral in caricology" (PDF). Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 9 (3): 1–3.


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