| Carex pedunculata | |
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| Habitus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. pedunculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex pedunculata | |
Carex pedunculata, the long-stalk sedge or longstalk sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex , native to Canada and the central and eastern United States. [2] [3] Its seeds are dispersed by ants. [4]
Carex pedunculata is an evergreen, tussock-forming plant that grows between 8 and 25 cm in height. [5] Leaves are dark green, with leaf blades measuring up to 1mm in width. The lowest bract has a leaf sheath measuring about 4mm in length, which is tinted pink or purple. The perigynium is hairy, and measures 3.7–6 mm. The inflorescence is a spike. [6]
Carex pedunculata mostly thrives in woodlands and flood plains. [7] It is an early coloniser of woodland openings, though its dominance is likely to decrease as competition from other plants increases. [8]
