| Carex glaucodea | |
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| Growing on serpentine | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. glaucodea |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex glaucodea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carex flaccosperma var. glaucodea (Tuck. ex Olney) Kük. | |
Carex glaucodea, the blue wood sedge or blue sedge (names it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern Ontario and the central and eastern United States. A rhizomatous perennial reaching 20 in (50 cm), it prefers moist soils and partial shade but can handle drier conditions and anthropogenically disturbed areas.
