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Carex gigantea
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. gigantea
Binomial name
	Carex gigantea; Rudge
Synonyms
	List Carex gigantea var. grandis (L.H.Bailey) Farw.; Carex gigantea f. minor Farw.; Carex gigantea f. pedunculata (Dewey) Farw.; Carex grandis L.H.Bailey; Carex grandis var. helleri L.H.Bailey; Carex lacustris var. gigantea (Rudge) Pursh; Carex lupulina var. gigantea (Rudge) Britton; Carex lupulina var. pedunculata Dewey; ;

Carex gigantea, the giant sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the southeastern U.S. and adjoining states.^[1]^[2] A perennial reaching 120 cm (4 ft), it is found at elevations from 0 to 400 m (0 to 1,300 ft) in swamps and wet clearings.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Carex gigantea Rudge". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Carex gigantea Rudge Giant Sedge". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
^ Reznicek, A. A. (5 November 2020). "Carex gigantea Rudge Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 99, plate 10, fig. 2. 1804". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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[POWO_46247-2-1] "Carex gigantea Rudge". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[CAGI4-2] "Carex gigantea Rudge Giant Sedge". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[FNA_Cg-3] Reznicek, A. A. (5 November 2020). "Carex gigantea Rudge Trans. Linn. Soc. London 7: 99, plate 10, fig. 2. 1804". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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