Biology:Carex deweyana

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Short description: Species of sedge

Carex deweyana
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. deweyana
Binomial name
Carex deweyana
Schwein.

Carex deweyana[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Dewey's sedge,[6][7] short-scale sedge,[7] is a species of sedge native to Canada [7] and the United States .[6][3]

Description

Carex deweyana grows in dense tufts, with relatively wide( .6 to 4.2 mm) leaves produced on shorter stalks near the base.[8][9][3] Culms bearing the flowering spikes are longer, up to 100 cm long.[8][9][3] These stalks fall outwards as the fruit matures.[4][8]

Range

Carex deweyana is native to central and northern North America.[5] Populations to the southern part of the North American range are confined to mountainous areas.[9][5]

The species has been introduced to Great Britain.[5] It is infrequently found as a wool alien[10]

Habitat

Carex deweyana grows in association with trees.[4][9][8] It is found in dry to moist sites.[4][9]

Ecology

Golden-crowned sparrow, Fox sparrow, Lincoln's sparrow, Song sparrow, and Dark-eyed junco have been observed in association with Carex deweyana,[11] Carex deweyana is the host of the smut fungus Anthracoidea deweyanae, in the family Anthracoideaceae.[12][13]

Etymology

The specific name 'deweyana' commemorates Chester Dewey (1784-1867), an American naturalist.[14]

Taxonomy

The name Carex deweyana was first published in the Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, 1: 65 in 1824 in an article written by Lewis David de Schweinitz.[2] The type locality of this species is identified as New England.[2] Carex deweyana belongs to Carex sect. Deweyanae.[3]

Carex deweyana contains the following varieties:

  • Carex deweyana deweyana[1]
  • Carex deweyana collectanea[1]

Cultivation

Carex deweyana has been successfully raised in cultivation from wild seed.[15][16] It is recommended for use in landscaping.[17][18][19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Carex deweyana (Dewey's Sedge)" (in en). https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/143684-Carex-deweyana. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Carex deweyana Schwein.". International Plant Names Index. http://beta.ipni.org/n/324474-2. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Mastrogiuseppe, Joy; Paul E. Rothrock; A. C. Dibble; A. A. Reznicek (2002), "Carex deweyana", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 23, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357155, retrieved 2021-11-28 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds (February 2011). "Carex deweyana". University of Michigan Herbarium. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=949. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Carex deweyana Schwein.". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324474-2. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Carex deweyana Schwein.". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CADE9. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Brouillet, L.; Coursol, F.; Meades, S.J.; Favreau, M.; Anions, M.; Bélisle, P.; Desmet, P.. "Carex deweyana Schweinitz". https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/4839. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Carex deweyana (Dewey's Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers" (in en). Minnesota Wildflowers. https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/deweys-sedge. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Johnston, Barry (2001). Field guide to sedge species of the Rocky Mountain Region The genus Carex in Colorado, Wyoming, western South Dakota, western Nebraska, and western Kansas. Denver, Colorado: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. pp. 98–99. https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2001_johnston_b001.pdf. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 
  10. ↑ Sell, Peter; Murrell, Gina (1996). Flora of Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press. p. 83. ISBN 0-521-55339-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=pKGlBap0FRYC&dq=carex+deweyana+distribution+great+britain&pg=PA83. Retrieved 29 November 2021. 
  11. ↑ Sikes, R. (3 June 2009). "The Relationship Between our Local Song Birds and the Native Plants at Kul Kah Han Gardens" (in en). https://nativeplantgarden.org/2009/06/03/how-song-and-hummingbirds-are-likely-to-use-these-plants-in-a-garden-setting/. 
  12. ↑ Denchev, Cvetomir M.; Denchev, Teodor T. (9 January 2013). "New records of smut fungi. 7". Mycotaxon 121: 425–434. doi:10.5248/121.425. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mtax/mt/2012/00000121/00000001/art00050. Retrieved 2 December 2021. 
  13. ↑ Piątek, Marcin (June 2013). "The identity of Cintractia carpophila var. kenaica: reclassification of a North American smut on Carex micropoda as a distinct species of Anthracoidea" (in en). IMA Fungus (Springer Nature) 4 (1): 103–109. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2013.04.01.10. PMID 23898416. 
  14. ↑ "Carex deweyana (round-fruited short-scaled sedge): Go Botany". Native Plant Trust. https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/carex/deweyana/. 
  15. ↑ "Carex (deweyana)". US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. https://npn.rngr.net/npn/renderNPNProtocolDetails?selectedProtocolIds=cyperaceae-carex-70. 
  16. ↑ Native Seed Production Manual for the Pacific Northwest. USDA NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center (PMC). pp. 24–25. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/orpmcpu12767.pdf. 
  17. ↑ Jinn, Kevin. "The Traditional Lawn Needs to Go! Here's what to Try Instead" (in en). https://carletonlandscaping.ca/articles/the-traditional-lawn-needs-to-go-heres-what-to-try-instead.shtml. 
  18. ↑ "Dewey's sedge: Carex deweyana - Native Plant Guide". King County. https://green2.kingcounty.gov/gonative/Plant.aspx?Act=view&PlantID=114. 
  19. ↑ "Dewey Sedge, Carex deweyana". California Native Plant Society. https://calscape.org/Carex-deweyana-(). 

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