Carex comosa
| Carex comosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. comosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex comosa Boott | |
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| Natural range of Carex comosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: longhair sedge
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Taxonomic Notes
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Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
C. comosa occurs in wet soil or shallow water along lake shores, river banks, swamps, and pond margins. C. comosa grows in shady conditions in loamy or sandy soil. C. comosa has been seen distributed in some disturbed areas such as roadsides and ditches.[1]
Species associated with C. comosa include Juncus gymnocarpus, Nelumbo nucifera, Fraxinus caroliniana, Burmannia biflora, Uticularia sp., Cephelathus occidentalis, Acer rubrum, Myrica cerifera, Scirpus cyperinus, salix sp., Taxodium ascendens, and Panicum hemitomum.[1]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, W Baker, Kurt E. Blum, David A. Breil, D. Burch, Richard Carter, Susanne Cooper, Robert K. Godfrey, Bruce Hansen, Wayne D. Longbottom, D. L. Martin, Sidney McDaniel, J. C. McKenzie, Gil Nelson, Roger D. Redden, G. Robinson, J. Daniel Saffer, and Richard P. Wunderlin. States and counties: Delaware: Sussex. Florida: Bay, Jefferson, Madison, Marion Leon, Levy, Pasco, Taylor, Wabash, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Tarboro. South Carolina: Claredon.
