Carex muehlenbergii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. muehlenbergii
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Binomial name | |
Carex muehlenbergii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Carex muehlenbergii is a species of flowering plant, it is a type of sedge. It is a grass-like plant in the family Cyperaceae. Its common names include sand sedge, [2] Muhlenberg's sedge. [3]
Carex muehlenbergii is a perennial monocot growing 20–90 cm tall. Plants form tufts of foliage arising from a short, dark, woody rhizome. [4] The Inflorescences have 3–10 flower spikes, [5] is green or yellow or brown in color. [6]
Carex muehlenbergii lives in dray sandy fields, on dunes, banks, and at the edges of oak and aspen forests, [7] it also found in dry woods and on sand prairies. [8]
It is listed as a threatened species in the US states of Maine and Vermont. [9]
There are two varieties in North America: [5]
Carex muehlenbergii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. muehlenbergii
|
Binomial name | |
Carex muehlenbergii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
|
Carex muehlenbergii is a species of flowering plant, it is a type of sedge. It is a grass-like plant in the family Cyperaceae. Its common names include sand sedge, [2] Muhlenberg's sedge. [3]
Carex muehlenbergii is a perennial monocot growing 20–90 cm tall. Plants form tufts of foliage arising from a short, dark, woody rhizome. [4] The Inflorescences have 3–10 flower spikes, [5] is green or yellow or brown in color. [6]
Carex muehlenbergii lives in dray sandy fields, on dunes, banks, and at the edges of oak and aspen forests, [7] it also found in dry woods and on sand prairies. [8]
It is listed as a threatened species in the US states of Maine and Vermont. [9]
There are two varieties in North America: [5]