Muhlenberg's Sedge
Carex muehlenbergii Schkuhr ex Willendow
Muhlenberg's Sedge: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/2085
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Varieties enervis and muhlenbergii are present in the state (Frye & Lea, 2001).

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Carex muehlenbergii
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
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    • Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
    • Carex pinetorum Willd. ex Kunth
    • Carex piniaria Bosc ex Boott
    • Vignea muhlenbergii (Willd.) Raf.

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]

Description

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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]

Distribution and habitat

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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 var. enervis Boott
    • Which is different than the other variety by having smaller carpellate scales and smaller perigynia, it also lacks veins on the adaxial side of the perigynium.[10]
  • Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii

References

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  1. ^ "Carex muehlenbergii Willd". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. ^ "Sand Sedge (Carex muehlenbergii)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  3. ^ "Carex muehlenbergii (Muhlenberg's Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  4. ^ Robert H. Mohlenbrock. Sedges: Carex. SIU Press; 21 April 2011. ISBN 978-0-8093-8627-7. p. 339–.
  5. ^ a b "Carex muehlenbergii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. ^ "Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis". www.southeasternflora.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  7. ^ Field Manual of Michigan Flora. University of Michigan Press; 8 February 2012. ISBN 978-0-472-11811-3. p. 121–.
  8. ^ Robert H. Mohlenbrock. Vascular Flora of Illinois: A Field Guide, Fourth Edition. Southern Illinois University Press; 6 December 2013. ISBN 978-0-8093-3209-0. p. 400–.
  9. ^ "Plants Profile for Carex muehlenbergii (Muhlenberg's sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  10. ^ Arthur Haines. New England Wild Flower Society's Flora Novae Angliae: A Manual for the Identification of Native and Naturalized Higher Vascular Plants of New England. Yale University Press; 8 November 2011. ISBN 0-300-17154-4. p. 142–.


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