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Carex acuta L. |
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Fam.: Cyperaceae / Sedge Fam.
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| Synon.: Carex gracilis CURTIS |
| Genus: Carex L. |
Carex acuta and the similar Carex acutiformis can be confused easily. Female flowers of Carex acuta have two stigmas, those of Carex acutiformis have three. In fruiting state the utricle of Carex acuta has a non-splitted beak, while that of Carex acutiformis is splitted. |
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| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| William Curtis (1746 - 1799), English botanist and entomologist | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Carex: | carere = missing (seeds are missing at the upper male spike of many species) | ||
| acuta: | acute | ||
| gracilis: | slender | ||
| acutiformis: | acute-form | ||
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