Carex pedunculata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. pedunculata
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Carex pedunculata, the long-stalk sedge or longstalk sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada and the central and eastern United States.[2][3] Its seeds are dispersed by ants.[4]
Description
[edit]Carex pedunculata is an evergreen, tussock-forming plant that grows between 8 and 25 cm in height.[5] Leaves are dark green, with leaf blades measuring up to 1mm in width. The lowest bract has a leaf sheath measuring about 4mm in length, which is tinted pink or purple. The perigynium is hairy, and measures 3.7–6 mm. The inflorescence is a spike.[6]
Distribution and habitat.
[edit]Carex pedunculata mostly thrives in woodlands and flood plains.[7]It is an early coloniser of woodland openings, though its dominance is likely to decrease as competition from other plants increases.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 222 (1805)
- ^ "Carex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Carex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Handel, Steven N. (1976). "Dispersal Ecology of Carex pedunculata (Cyperaceae), A New North American Myrmecochore". American Journal of Botany. 63 (8): 1071–1079. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1976.tb13191.x.
- ^ "Longstalk sedge (Carex pedunculata)". PictureThis. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Carex pedunculata (long-stalked sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Carex pedunculata (Long-stalked Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Carex pedunculata (long-stalked sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.