Longstalk Sedge
Carex pedunculata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
Longstalk Sedge: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/2089
Synonyms
Long-stalked Sedge 
Tags
Endangered (MD) S1 (Highly state rare)

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Carex pedunculata
Habitus
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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]

Description

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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.[5]

Distribution and habitat.

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Carex pedunculata mostly thrives in woodlands and flood plains.[6]It is an early coloniser of woodland openings, though its dominance is likely to decrease as competition from other plants increases.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 222 (1805)
  2. ^ "Carex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd". itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Carex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ Handel, Steven N. (1976). "Dispersal Ecology of Carex pedunculata (Cyperaceae), A New North American Myrmecochore". American Journal of Botany. 63 (8): 1071–1079. Bibcode:1976AmJB...63.1071H. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1976.tb13191.x.
  5. ^ "Carex pedunculata (long-stalked sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  6. ^ "Carex pedunculata (Long-stalked Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  7. ^ "Carex pedunculata (long-stalked sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.