Carex schweinitzii
Species of grass-like plant
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Carex schweinitzii, common name Schweinitz's sedge, is a Carex species native to North America. It is a perennial.[1]
| Carex schweinitzii | |
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| 1913 botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. schweinitzii |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein. | |
Description
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]
