Difference between revisions of "Carex glaucescens"
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Common habitats for ''C. glaucescens'' is wetlands such as cypress and pine swamps, burned wetland pine savannas, and other swampy wetlands. <ref name= ''FSU Herbarium''> [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=11768 FSU Herbarium]</ref> | Common habitats for ''C. glaucescens'' is wetlands such as cypress and pine swamps, burned wetland pine savannas, and other swampy wetlands. <ref name= ''FSU Herbarium''> [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-specimen.php?RecordID=11768 FSU Herbarium]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:30, 11 June 2018
Common Names: Southern Waxy Sedge[1]
| Carex glaucescens | |
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. glaucescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex glaucescens Elliot | |
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| Natural range of Carex glaucescens from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms:none
Varieties:none
Description
C. glaucescens is a perennial graminoid in the Cyperaceaea family that is native to North America. [1]
Distribution
C. glaucescens is found in the southeastern United States. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
Common habitats for C. glaucescens is wetlands such as cypress and pine swamps, burned wetland pine savannas, and other swampy wetlands. [2]
C. glaucescens is considered an indicator species of common wetland habitats. [3]
Phenology
The timing of flowering events for C. glaucescens is predominantly in July, with some instances of earlier and later flowering during the rest of the summer months. [4]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "USDA" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ FSU Herbarium
- ↑ Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
- ↑ Pan Flora
