. . . . . . . . "*C. subsect. Elatae\n*C. subsect. Spirostachyae"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Subsections"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Carex binervis"@en . . . . . . "L. H. Bailey in J. M. Coulter"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Carex sect. Spirostachyae"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "32668575"^^ . "6457"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Carex sect. Spirostachyae is a section of the genus Carex, containing 38 species of sedge. Species in Carex sect. Spirostachyae share a suite of features, including the short internodes of the primary rhizomes, the presence of an antiligule, the leaf-like, sheathing bract at the base of the inflorescence, the presence of three stigmas in female flowers, and the shape of the seeds. The section is composed of two subsections, with differing edaphic preferences; subsection Elatae comprises species that lives on acidic soils, while those in subsection Spirostachyae live on basic or ultramafic soils. The two sections also differ morphologically, with species in subsection Elatae having wider leaves, thicker stems and larger spikes, the lowest of which may hang downwards. The centre of diversity of the group is in Europe and adjacent parts of Africa and Asia; a few species occur in Australia, Africa, South America and on oceanic islands. The three species present in North America are introductions. Subsection Elatae (K\u00FCk.) Luce\u00F1o & M. Escudero \n* Schkuhr \u2013 South Africa \n* Carex binervis Sm. \u2013 western Europe \n* Lam. \u2013 Mascarene Islands \n* Schkuhr \u2013 Mascarene Islands \n* Boiss. & Reut. \u2013 southern Spain \n* Carex catharinensis Boeck. \u2013 southeastern Brazil \n* Thunb. \u2013 South Africa \n* C. B. Clarke \u2013 Tanzania, Malawi \n* Nelmes \u2013 Mount Elgon \n* K. Schum. \u2013 central Africa \n* Ball \u2013 Atlas Mountains, Morocco \n* d'Urv. \u2013 Chile, Argentina \n* Carex gunniana Boot. \u2013 southeastern Australia \n* Link \u2013 southern Spain and Portugal, northern Morocco \n* J. Gay ex Seub. \u2013 Azores \n* Carex laevigata Sm. \u2013 western Europe, Morocco \n* Carex petitiana A. Rich. \u2013 central Africa \n* Bech. \u2013 Madeira \n* Coss. & Germ. \u2013 France, Spain, northern Morocco \n* E. A. Bruce \u2013 central Africa \n* Carex mildbraediana K\u00FCk. \u2013 Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya \n* M.Escudero, Mart\u00EDn-Bravo & Jim.Mej\u00EDas \u2013 Tanzania \n* Luce\u00F1o & Mar\u00EDn \u2013 Morocco \n* J. Gay \u2013 Canary Islands \n* Carex punctata Gaud. \u2013 Europe, Morocco, western Asia \n* Hochst. ex A. Rich. \u2013 central Africa \n* Carex thouarsii Carmich. \u2013 Tristan da Cunha \n* K. Schum. \u2013 Kenya, TanzaniaSubsection Spirostachyae \n* Nelmes \u2013 southeastern Australia \n* Carex burchelliana Boeck. \u2013 South Africa \n* M. Bieb. \u2013 central and western Asia \n* Carex distans L. \u2013 Europe, North Africa, central and western Asia \n* Carex ecklonii Nees \u2013 South Africa \n* Carex extensa Good. \u2013 Europe and Mediterranean Basin \n* Carex idaea Greuter et al. \u2013 Crete \n* Luce\u00F1o, E. Rico & T. Romero \u2013 central Spain \n* Carex tasmanica K\u00FCk. \u2013 Tasmania \n* Turril \u2013 Cyprus \n* (K\u00FCk.) G. A. Wheeler \u2013 South America"@en . . . . . . . . "1025573863"^^ . . . "Carex sect. Spirostachyae is a section of the genus Carex, containing 38 species of sedge. Species in Carex sect. Spirostachyae share a suite of features, including the short internodes of the primary rhizomes, the presence of an antiligule, the leaf-like, sheathing bract at the base of the inflorescence, the presence of three stigmas in female flowers, and the shape of the seeds."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Carex sect. Spirostachyae"@en . . . .