| Carex
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| Various species of sedges
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Monocots
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| Clade:
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Commelinids
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| Order:
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Poales
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| Family:
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Cyperaceae
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| Genus:
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Carex
L.
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| Type species
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Carex hirta
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| Diversity
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| 2000+ species
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| Global distribution of Carex (green)
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| Synonyms
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- Agistron Raf.
- Ammorrhiza Ehrh.
- Anithista Raf.
- Archaeocarex Börner
- Baeochortus Ehrh.
- Bitteria Börner
- Blysmocarex N.A.Ivanova
- Callistachys Heuff.
- Caricella Ehrh.
- Caricina St.-Lag.
- Caricinella St.-Lag.
- Chionanthula Börner
- Chordorrhiza Ehrh.
- Cobresia Pers.
- Coleachyron J.Gay ex Boiss.
- Cryptoglochin Heuff.
- Cymophyllus Mack. ex Britton & A.Br.
- Cyperoides Ség.
- Dapedostachys Börner
- Desmiograstis Börner
- Deweya Raf.
- Diemisa Raf.
- Diplocarex Hayata
- Dornera Heuff. ex Schur
- Drymeia Ehrh.
- Echinochlaenia Börner
- Edritria Raf.
- Elyna Schrad.
- Facolos Raf.
- Forexeta Raf.
- Froelichia Wulfen
- Genersichia Heuff.
- Heleonastes Ehrh.
- Hemicarex Benth.
- Heuffelia Opiz
- Holmia Börner
- Homalostachys Boeckeler
- Itheta Raf.
- Kobresia Willd.
- Kobria St.-Lag.
- Kolerma Raf.
- Kuekenthalia Börner
- Lamprochlaenia Börner
- Leptostachys Ehrh.
- Leptovignea Börner
- Leucoglochin Heuff.
- Limivasculum Börner
- Limonaetes Ehrh.
- Loncoperis Raf.
- Loxanisa Raf.
- Loxotrema Raf.
- Manochlaenia Börner
- Maukschia Heuff.
- Meltrema Raf.
- Neilreichia Kotula
- Neskiza Raf.
- Olamblis Raf.
- Olotrema Raf.
- Onkerma Raf.
- Osculisa Raf.
- Phaeolorum Ehrh.
- Phyllostachys Torr.
- Physiglochis Neck.
- Polyglochin Ehrh.
- Proteocarpus Börner
- Pseudocarex Miq.
- Psyllophora Ehrh.
- Ptacoseia Ehrh.
- Rhaptocalymma Borrer
- Rhynchopera Börner
- Schelhammeria Moench
- Schoenoxiphium Nees
- Temnemis Raf.
- Thysanocarex Börner
- Trasus Gray
- Ulva Adans.
- Uncinia Pers.
- Vesicarex Steyerm.
- Vignantha Schur
- Vignea P.Beauv. ex T.Lestib.
- Vignidula Börner
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Carex is a vast genus of over 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges; however, those of genus Carex may be called true sedges. Carex is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.