Carex longii

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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, 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]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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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. 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. FSU Herbarium
  4. 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