Pretty Sedge
Carex woodii Dewey
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Carex woodii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Paniceae
Species:
C. woodii
Binomial name
Carex woodii
Dewey, 1846[1]

Carex woodii, known as pretty sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America.[2][3]

Description

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Carex woodii is a rhizomatous sedge, forming loose clumps to large vegetative colonies. The leaf sheathes are tinged with reddish-purple.[4] Compared to most other Carex across its range, it flowers and fruits earlier in the year. In Michigan it fruits by mid-May or earlier.[4]

Purple sheath of Carex woodii

Distribution and habitat

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Carex woodii is native to the Midwestern and Eastern United States and Ontario.[3] It is found in both moist and dry woodlands.[3] It is considered a rare plant of concern in the Chicago region and Connecticut.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Carex woodii Dewey". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Carex woodii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. ^ a b c Rothrock, Paul E.; Reznicek, A. A. (2002). "Carex woodii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-09-25 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. ^ a b Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex woodii". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  5. ^ "Monitored Species Gallery". plantsofconcern.org. Plants of Concern. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-02.


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