Taxonomy: Fam. Cyperaceae// Genus: Carex// Species: Carex nigra (L.) Reichard. Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Distribution: Native to Temperate Northern Hemisphere – Greenland, Eastern Canada to Northeast U.S.A. and Midwest U.S.A (Michigan); Europe to Russian Far East, Mongolia and Iran; East Himalaya; Northwest Africa-Continue reading “Carex nigra (L.) Reichard”