Carex_deweyana

<i>Carex deweyana</i>

Carex deweyana

Species of sedge

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]

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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]
    "Carex deweyana (Dewey's Sedge)". iNaturalist.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. [2]
    "Carex deweyana Schwein". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. [3]
    Mastrogiuseppe, Joy; Paul E. Rothrock; A. C. Dibble; A. A. Reznicek (2002). "Carex deweyana". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2021-11-28 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. [4]
    Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex deweyana". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  5. [5]
    "Carex deweyana Schwein". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  6. [6]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex deweyana Schwein.". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  7. [7]
    Brouillet, L.; Coursol, F.; Meades, S.J.; Favreau, M.; Anions, M.; Bélisle, P.; Desmet, P. "Carex deweyana Schweinitz". VASCAN, the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Carex deweyana (Dewey's Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  9. [9]
    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 (PDF). Denver, Colorado: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. pp. 98–99. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  10. [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. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  11. [11]
    Sikes, R. (3 June 2009). "The Relationship Between our Local Song Birds and the Native Plants at Kul Kah Han Gardens". Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden at H.J. Carroll Park in Chimacum, WA. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  12. [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. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  13. [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". IMA Fungus. 4 (1). Springer Nature: 103–109. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2013.04.01.10. PMC 3719198. PMID 23898416.
  14. [14]
    "Carex deweyana (round-fruited short-scaled sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Native Plant Trust. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  15. [15]
    "Carex (deweyana)". Native Plant Network — Reforestation, Nurseries and Genetics Resources. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  16. [16]
    Native Seed Production Manual for the Pacific Northwest (PDF). USDA NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center (PMC). pp. 24–25.
  17. [17]
    Jinn, Kevin. "The Traditional Lawn Needs to Go! Here's what to Try Instead". Carleton Landscaping. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  18. [18]
    "Dewey's sedge: Carex deweyana - Native Plant Guide". Native Plant Guide. King County. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  19. [19]
    "Dewey Sedge, Carex deweyana". Calscape. California Native Plant Society. Retrieved 2 December 2021.


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