carex
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of carex
< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin cārex sedge
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Now hellebores, carex, deer ferns, autumn ferns, hosta, blue fescue, bergenia and Scotch moss grow happily in the dappled shade.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
She’s filled it with tough plants like yuccas, carex, hardy Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’, blue star juniper and Stipa gigantea.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
For, being crowded at the upper end with willows, and with the carex cespitosa, it affords such a safe and pleasing shelter to wild ducks, teals, snipes, etc., that they breed there.
From The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 by Henry Morley
We found there a curious black-headed grass which proved to be of the carex genus.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell
They are planted with several species of carex, and have their margins diversified with robust flowering plants such as veratrum, larkspur, lupine, etc.
From My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir
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