A species search engine
iSpecies is a test of E O Wilson's idea of a web page for each species. The data displayed are generated "on the fly" by querying other data sources (learn how it works ). Send comments to r.page@bio.gla.ac.uk, or visit the iSpecies blog.
Carex toreadora
Wikipedia
Carex toreadora is a little-known species of sedge from Ecuador. It was described in 1964 by the prolific plant collector Julian A. Steyermark, having been collected in 1943 at an altitude of in Azuay Province. There it grew in "moist mossy boggy places bordering an alpine lake". It is classified in Carex sect. Ovales|Carex sect. Ovales, and is thought to be closely related to species such as Carex mandoniana and Carex macloviana. ...
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