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3 unusual facts about Carex sylvatica


Carex rainbowii

Sylvaticae; compared to C. sylvatica, it has denser female spikes, and is distinguished by its hyaline female glumes and the fact that the uppermost spike is often androgynecandrous.

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Carex rainbowii was described in 2013 by a group of Spanish botanists, having previously been considered an introduced population of Carex sylvatica.

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It had previously been misidentified as introduced populations of Carex sylvatica, but was published as a new species in 2013.



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