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]
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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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Description
editCarex 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
editCarex 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
edit- ^ "Carex muehlenbergii Willd". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Sand Sedge (Carex muehlenbergii)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Carex muehlenbergii (Muhlenberg's Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Robert H. Mohlenbrock. Sedges: Carex. SIU Press; 21 April 2011. ISBN 978-0-8093-8627-7. p. 339–.
- ^ a b "Carex muehlenbergii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis". www.southeasternflora.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ 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)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ 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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