Carex merritt-fernaldii explained

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

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.[3] 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.[4] Stems are triangular. Its habitat is sandy or rocky acidic sterile soils, but it can also be found in drying peat blogs.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carex merritt-fernaldii. New England Wildflower Society. 23 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Carex merritt-fernaldii. The Plant List. 2010. 6 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Carex merritt-fernaldii (Merritt Fernald's sedge): Go Botany. gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. 2020-02-27.
  4. Web site: Comprehensive Report Species - Carex merritt-fernaldii. explorer.natureserve.org. 2020-02-27.
  5. Web site: Carex merritt-fernaldii - Species Page - NYFA: New York Flora Atlas. newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu. 2020-02-27.