Carex longii

Carex longii, or Long's sedge,[1] is a species of sedge found in North America that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1922.[2]

Carex longii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. longii
Binomial name
Carex longii

Conservation

Carex longii lives on the margins of wetlands in saturated or seasonally saturated soils.[3] It is listed as Vulnerable or Imperiled across Eastern North America.[4]

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex longii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. "Carex longii". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. "Carex longii (Long's sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org.
  4. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.


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