Biology:Carex lemmonii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. lemmonii
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| Carex lemmonii W.Boott
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Carex lemmonii, or Lemmon's sedge, is a plant in the sedge family, and is endemic to California . Carex albida (binomial authority L.H.Bailey) is now considered a synonym, but was previously thought to be a separate species; such plants have the common name white sedge.[1]
Description
This sedge produces a dense or loose clump of erect stems 40 to 60 centimeters tall from a network of short rhizomes. The inflorescence is a cluster of 5 to 7 spikes over 15 centimeters long. Staminate flowers are located mainly on the terminal spike, while pistillate flowers are mainly located in the lateral spikes. The fruit is covered in a sac called a perigynium, which is green with a white beak.
White sedge
White sedge is endemic to Sonoma County, California, where it is known only from one occurrence at Pitkin Marsh, a wetland between Forestville and Sebastopol. There are fewer than 1000 plants,[2] and likely fewer than 300 according to more recent estimates.[3] It is a federally listed endangered species.
The colonies are scattered across 5 acres (20,000 m2) of a 27-acre (110,000 m2) tract.[2][3] As with other plants that reproduce vegetatively by cloning from their rhizomes, the number of true separate individual life forms is hard to estimate, so researchers count visible stems; a recent count revealed fewer than 300, a decrease from nearly 1000.[3] This sedge occurs near a rare local endemic, the Pitkin Marsh lily (Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense).[3]
References
- ↑ Zika, Peter F.; Wilson, Barbara L. (October 2012). "Carex albida (Cyperaceae), and its Relationship to Carex lemmonii". Madroño 59 (4): 171–180. doi:10.3120/0024-9637-59.4.171. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3120/0024-9637-59.4.171. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Nature Conservancy
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 USFWS. White sedge/Pitkin marsh lily Five-year Review. August 2009.
External links
- USDA Plants Profile
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q15575786 entry
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