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Long's sedge

Carex longii

Also called Round Shouldered Oval Sedge, Green And White Sedge

Long's sedge
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. Canada to NW. Venezuela
Climate
temperate

About

Carex longii, or Long's sedge, is a species of sedge found in North America that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1922.

Where it grows

C. longii's native range encompasses the eastern United States north into eastern Canada, as well as the west coast of the United States, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Central America, and South America.

Other Carex plants

Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex longii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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