Carex muehlenbergii explained

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,^[1] Muhlenberg's sedge.^[2]

Description

Carex muehlenbergii is a perennial monocot growing 20–90 cm tall. Plants form tufts of foliage arising from a short, dark, woody rhizome.^[3] The Inflorescences have 3–10 flower spikes,^[4] is green or yellow or brown in color.^[5]

Distribution and habitat

Carex muehlenbergii lives in dray sandy fields, on dunes, banks, and at the edges of oak and aspen forests,^[6] it also found in dry woods and on sand prairies.^[7]

It is listed as a threatened species in the US states of Maine and Vermont.^[8]

There are two varieties in North America:^[4]

• 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.^[9]
• Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sand Sedge (Carex muehlenbergii). 2021-01-18. www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
2. Web site: Carex muehlenbergii (Muhlenberg's Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers. 2021-01-18. www.minnesotawildflowers.info. en.
3. Robert H. Mohlenbrock. Sedges: Carex. SIU Press; 21 April 2011. . p. 339–.
4. Web site: Carex muehlenbergii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. 2021-01-18. www.efloras.org.
5. Web site: Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis. 2021-01-19. www.southeasternflora.com.
6. Field Manual of Michigan Flora. University of Michigan Press; 8 February 2012. . p. 121–.
7. Robert H. Mohlenbrock. Vascular Flora of Illinois: A Field Guide, Fourth Edition. Southern Illinois University Press; 6 December 2013. . p. 400–.
8. Web site: Plants Profile for Carex muehlenbergii (Muhlenberg's sedge). 2021-01-18. plants.usda.gov.
9. 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. . p. 142–.