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Carex

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Ca´rex
n.1.(Bot.) A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial herbaceous plants of the order Cypreaceæ; the sedges.
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Noun1.CarexCarex - large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges
genus Carex
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family - bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
Carex arenaria, sand reed, sand sedge - European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla
Carex pseudocyperus, cypress sedge - tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan
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The Holland Marsh on the southern edge of the Lake Simcoe basin was originally a Carex rostrata fen and Alnus swamp in the early 1900s, before farmers established vegetable gardening for the southern Ontario market.
Geology of Canadian Wetlands by Warner, Barry G. / Geoscience Canada
For water gardens or damp areas, there is a whole selection of low growing grasses in a range of colors from whites, yellows and oranges, through reds, browns and greens - all to be found in the carex family.
NOW THE TREND IS LANDSCAPING WITH GRASSES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Rubbermaid also has acquired the assets of Carex Heath Care Products, a division of Acorn Development Companies, for an undisclosed amount of cash.
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