Carex ornithopoda

Carex ornithopoda
'Variegata' cultivar
Botanical illustration (with Carex ericetorum on right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. ornithopoda
Binomial name
Carex ornithopoda Willd.[1]

Carex ornithopoda, called the bird's foot sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to most of Europe, and Anatolia.^[2][3] A variegated cultivar is commercially available.^[4]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[2]

• Carex ornithopoda subsp. ornithopoda
• Carex ornithopoda subsp. ornithopodioides (Hausm.) Nyman

References

1. Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 255 (1805)
2. "Carex ornithopoda Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
3. "Carex ornithopoda bird's foot sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
4. "Carex ornithopoda 'Variegata' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 January 2021.