Biology:Carex muehlenbergii
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
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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. muehlenbergii
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex muehlenbergii Willd.
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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]
Description
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
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
- ↑ "Carex muehlenbergii Willd.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000349040#synonyms.
- ↑ "Sand Sedge (Carex muehlenbergii)". http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/sand_sedge.html.
- ↑ "Carex muehlenbergii (Muhlenberg's Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers" (in en). https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/muhlenbergs-sedge.
- ↑ Robert H. Mohlenbrock. Sedges: Carex. SIU Press; 21 April 2011. ISBN:978-0-8093-8627-7. p. 339–.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Carex muehlenbergii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357343.
- ↑ "Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis". http://www.southeasternflora.com/view_flora.php?plantid=2014.
- ↑ Field Manual of Michigan Flora. University of Michigan Press; 8 February 2012. ISBN:978-0-472-11811-3. p. 121–.
- ↑ 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–.
- ↑ "Plants Profile for Carex muehlenbergii (Muhlenberg's sedge)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAMU4.
- ↑ 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–.
Wikidata ☰ Q2938602 entry
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