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Willdenow's sedge

Scientific Name: Carex willdenowii

Family: Cyperaceae

Category: Monocot

Growth: Graminoid

Duration: Perennial

Other Names: CT (Willdenow's sedge), IL (Willdenow's sedge), NY

       

Willdenow's Sedge (Carex willdenowii)

Willdenow's sedge is a perennial graminoid belonging to the genus Carex. It is named after Carl Ludwig Willdenow.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Carex willdenowii Schkuhr ex Willd.
  • Common Name: Willdenow's sedge
  • Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
  • Genus: Carex L.
  • Species: willdenowii
  • Synonyms: Carex superata Naczi, Reznicek & B.A. Ford, Carex basiantha
  • Life Plantae Monocotyledoneae
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies

Distribution and Habitat

  • Extremely rare in New England.
  • Found on rocky or ledgy slopes and ridgelines.
  • Also found in Kent Co., Maryland and Calvert Co., Maryland.
  • Occurs in dry-mesic to mesic deciduous forests in New York.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Plant Form: Graminoid.
  • Flower Color: green, yellow, brown.
  • Flower Arrangement: Spike.
  • Duration is perennial

Conservation Status

  • Listed as a threatened species in Illinois.

Further Information

  • USDA PLANTS database.
  • Illinois Plant Information Network (ILPIN): Illinois Distribution