Carex longii
Appearance
Carex longii | |
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Scientific 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
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Binomial name | |
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]
Conservation
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Carex longii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Carex longii". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Carex longii (Long's sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.