Carex schweinitzii explained

Carex schweinitzii, common name Schweinitz's sedge, is a Carex species native to North America. It is a perennial.^[1]

Description

Carex schweinitzii is a sedge with long, slender rhizomes that range from NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) in height. Its ligules are wider than long. Its peduncles are short, and its male spikelets are solitary while its female spikelets are spreading and erect.^[2]

Habitat

Carex schweinitzii occurs most often in calcium-rich soils near water, such as in springheads, springy seeps, and wet ground along cold spring-fed streams. More rarely the plant occurs in mixed or coniferous cover and even in the open.^[3] The plant is mostly local but is abundant where it is found.^[4]

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut,^[5] Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. It is listed as threatened in New York and historical in Rhode Island.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Plants Profile for Carex schweinitzii (Schweinitz's sedge) . plants.usda.gov . 25 January 2018 . .
2. Book: The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual . Ann Fowler Rhoads, Timothy A. Block . illustrated . University of Pennsylvania Press . 2007 . 9780812240030.
3. Book: Field Manual of Michigan Flora . Edward G Voss, Anton A Reznicek . illustrated . University of Michigan Press . 2012 . 9780472118113 . 126.
4. Book: Annual Report . 67 . New York State Museum . University of the State of New York . 1915 . 36.
5. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015"
6. Web site: Plants Profile for Carex schweinitzii (Schweinitz's sedge) . plants.usda.gov . 25 January 2018 . .