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Carex grayi J.CAREY |
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Fam.: Cyperaceae / Sedge Fam.
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| Genus: Carex L. |
Carex grayi which originates from the region of the big lakes in USA and Canada is used as an ornamental garden plant because of its attractive mace-like fruits. Occasionally it runs wild. The spread is favored by the fact that the fruits are floating on the water. |
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| John Carey (1797 - 1880), botanist in USA | |||
| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
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| Carex: | carere = missing (seeds are missing at the upper male spike of many species) | ||
| grayi: | Asa Gray (1810 - 1888), botanist at Harvard (USA) (A.GRAY) | ||
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