Difference between revisions of "Carex retroflexa"
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Common name: reflexed sedge | Common name: reflexed sedge | ||
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Associated species include ''Carex albolutescens, Carex atlantica, Carex complanata, Carex lurida, Carex venusta. C. capillacea'' and sphagnum species (FSU Herbarium). | Associated species include ''Carex albolutescens, Carex atlantica, Carex complanata, Carex lurida, Carex venusta. C. capillacea'' and sphagnum species (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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This species has been observed flowering in May and fruiting from March to May (FSU Herbarium). | This species has been observed flowering in May and fruiting from March to May (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
==Cultivation and restoration== | ==Cultivation and restoration== | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 1 March 2016
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| Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. retroflexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex retroflexa Muhl. ex Willd. | |
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| Natural range of Carex retroflexa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: reflexed sedge
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Carex retroflexa var. retroflexa'
Description
A description of Carex retroflexa is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This species has been found along rivers in rich deciduous woods and in floodplains surrounded by wet sphagnum moss (FSU Herbarium). It has also been observed growing alongside trails at the edge of woodlands (FSU Herbarium). It does well in partial to deep shade environments in drying sandy loam of floodplains (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species include Carex albolutescens, Carex atlantica, Carex complanata, Carex lurida, Carex venusta. C. capillacea and sphagnum species (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering in May and fruiting from March to May (FSU Herbarium).
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: L. C. Anderson, L. W. Curtis, and R. K. Godfrey. States and Counties: Alabama: Wilcox. Florida: Gadsden and Hernando.
