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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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''C. glaucescens'' is considered an indicator species of common wetland habitats. <ref name= "carr">Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.</ref>
 
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===Phenology===

Revision as of 15:30, 11 June 2018

Common Names: Southern Waxy Sedge[1]

Carex glaucescens
Carex glaucescens AFP.jpg
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
CARE GLAU DIST.JPG
Natural range of Carex glaucescens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "USDA" defined multiple times with different content
  2. FSU Herbarium
  3. Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
  4. Pan Flora