Carex merritt-fernaldii

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Carex merritt-fernaldii
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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. merritt-fernaldii
Binomial name
Carex merritt-fernaldii
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Distribution in New York

Carex merritt-fernaldii, or Fernald's sedge, [1] is a species of sedge from northeastern North America. [2] It was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1923. [3] It is named after botanist Merritt Fernald. [2]

This species can be found in a variety of places, such as cliffs, balds, ledges, meadows and fields, and woodlands, as well as anthropogenic surroundings. [4] It is a perennial that has two types of stems - some with flower/fruit clusters (spikes) at their summits, known as reproductive stems, and others that lack spikes, known as vegetative stems. [5] Stems are triangular. Its habitat is sandy or rocky acidic sterile soils, but it can also be found in drying peat blogs. [6]

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex merritt-fernaldii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Carex merritt-fernaldii". New England Wildflower Society. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. "Carex merritt-fernaldii". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. "Carex merritt-fernaldii (Merritt Fernald's sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  5. "Comprehensive Report Species - Carex merritt-fernaldii". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  6. "Carex merritt-fernaldii - Species Page - NYFA: New York Flora Atlas". newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-27.