Carex tenera
| Carex tenera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
| Section: | Carex sect. Ovales |
| Species: | C. tenera |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex tenera | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carex tenera, known as quill sedge, is a species of sedge native to the northern United States and Canada.
Two varieties are recognized in Flora of North America:
- C. tenera var. tenera
- C. tenera var. echinodes (= Carex echinodes (Fernald) P.Rothr., Reznicek & Hipp)