Carex muehlenbergii

Carex muehlenbergii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. muehlenbergii
Binomial name
Carex muehlenbergii Willd.
Synonyms [1]
List Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii Carex pinetorumWilld. ex Kunth Carex piniariaBosc 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

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 dry sandy fields, on dunes, banks, and at the edges of oak and aspen forests. ^[7] It is 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. enervisBoott
  • 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

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. "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–.