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Carex alba Scop.

Carex alba

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Carex alba, called the small white sedge, white-flowered sedge or just white sedge (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae.[2] It is typically found in temperate forests of Eurasia, from the Pyrenees to the Russian Far East.[1] It is the main host plant for the woodland brown, Lopinga achine.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carex alba Scop". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Carex alba (CRXAA)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ Streitberger, Merle; Hermann, Gabriel; Kraus, Wolfgang; Fartmann, Thomas (2012). "Modern forest management and the decline of the Woodland Brown (Lopinga achine) in Central Europe". Forest Ecology and Management. 269: 239–248. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.028.
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Carex alba: Brief Summary

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Carex alba, called the small white sedge, white-flowered sedge or just white sedge (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is typically found in temperate forests of Eurasia, from the Pyrenees to the Russian Far East. It is the main host plant for the woodland brown, Lopinga achine.

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