Carex aestivalis

Carex aestivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. aestivalis
Binomial name
	Carex aestivalis; M.A.Curtis ex A.Gray

Carex aestivalis, the summer sedge,[1] is a species of Carex native to North America. The specific epithet, aestivalis, is derived from Latin and means "pertaining to the summer".[2]

References

"Carex aestivalis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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[1] "Carex aestivalis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

[Eggli_Newton_2004-2] Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 12 November 2018.