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The ''C. longii'' is commonly found in marsh and other regions with moist soils. <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"> [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/search-specimens.php?search=Search&toggle_showhide=on&CollectionCodeID=&taxon_rank_sp=carex+longii&cdat_crit=%3D&cdat=&cdat2_crit=%3D&cdat2=&RecordCollectorHumanName=&RecordCollectorID=&cid=&accid=&cou=&stapro=&coupar=&nnp=&fl=&fr=&habitat=&toggle_listed=on&fleppc=&statestatus=&fedstatus=&fedwet=&statewet=&origin=&inFlorida=&inPanhandle=&fnaitrack=&grank=&srank=&sort_by=gen%2Csp%2Cisprk%2Cisp&output_type=Thumbnails FSU Herbarium]</ref>
 
The ''C. longii'' is commonly found in marsh and other regions with moist soils. <ref name= "FSU Herbarium"> [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/search-specimens.php?search=Search&toggle_showhide=on&CollectionCodeID=&taxon_rank_sp=carex+longii&cdat_crit=%3D&cdat=&cdat2_crit=%3D&cdat2=&RecordCollectorHumanName=&RecordCollectorID=&cid=&accid=&cou=&stapro=&coupar=&nnp=&fl=&fr=&habitat=&toggle_listed=on&fleppc=&statestatus=&fedstatus=&fedwet=&statewet=&origin=&inFlorida=&inPanhandle=&fnaitrack=&grank=&srank=&sort_by=gen%2Csp%2Cisprk%2Cisp&output_type=Thumbnails FSU Herbarium]</ref>
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Revision as of 10:07, 1 April 2019

Common names: Long's sedge [1] , Greenish-white Sedge [2]

Carex longii
Carex longii 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. longii
Binomial name
Carex longii
Mackenzie
CARE LONG DIST.JPG
Natural range of Carex longii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

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

It can commonly be found in bottomlands, bogs, and low fields.[3]

The C. longii is commonly found in marsh and other regions with moist soils. [4]

Phenology

C. longii has been observed to flower from March to September with peak inflorescence between April and June. [5] Like other species in the Carex genus, it does not have a perianth.[6]

Conservation and Management

It is listed as endangered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.[1]

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "USDA" defined multiple times with different content
  2. Orzell, S. L. and E. L. Bridges (2006). "Floristic composition of the south-central Florida dry prairie landscape." Florida Ecosystem 1(3): 123-133.
  3. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  4. FSU Herbarium
  5. 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
  6. [[1]] Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: April 1, 2019