Carex longii
Common names: Long's sedge [1] , Greenish-white Sedge [2]
| Carex longii | |
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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. longii |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex longii Mackenzie | |
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| Natural range of Carex longii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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[hide]Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Carex albolutescens Schweinitz
Varieties: none
Description
C. longii is a perennial graminoid of the Cyperaceae family native to North America. [1]
Distribution
C. longii is native to the eastern United States and up into eastern Canada (Nova Scotia and Ontario), as well as the west coast of the United States. It is also native to Hawaii and Puerto Rico.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
The C. longii is commonly found in marsh and other regions with moist soils. [3]
Phenology
C. longii has been observed to flower from March to September with peak inflorescence between April and June. [4] Like other species in the Carex genus, it does not have a perianth.[5]
Conservation and Management
It is listed as endangered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.[1]
Cultivation and restoration
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References and notes
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "USDA" defined multiple times with different content - Jump up ↑ Orzell, S. L. and E. L. Bridges (2006). "Floristic composition of the south-central Florida dry prairie landscape." Florida Ecosystem 1(3): 123-133.
- Jump up ↑ FSU Herbarium
- Jump up ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 16 MAY 2018
- Jump up ↑ [[1]] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: April 1, 2019
