Biology:Carex longii

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex longii
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Scientific classification edit
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
Mack.

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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q15579455 entry