Carex muskingumensis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex muskingumensis
Name

Carex muskingumensis Schwein., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 66 (1824).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Carex scoparia var. muskingumensis (Schwein.) Tuck., Enum. Meth. Caric.: 8, 17 (1843).
Thysanocarex muskingumensis (Schwein.) Fedde & J.Schust., Just's Bot. Jahresber. 41(2): 12 (1913 publ. 1918).
Vignea muskingumensis (Schwein.) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 148: 196 (1979 publ. 1980).
Heterotypic
Carex arida Schwein. & Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 312 (1826).
Carex scoparia Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 394 (1836), nom. illeg.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Arkansas, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Netherlands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Sweden, Tennessee, Wisconsin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Schweinitz, L.D. von 1824. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 1: 66.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex muskingumensis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex muskingumensis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 28 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex muskingumensis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex muskingumensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carex muskingumensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
English: Muskingum sedge
Nederlands: Palmzegge
polski: Turzyca muskegońska
svenska: Palmstarr

Carex muskingumensis is a species of sedge known by the common name Muskingum sedge. It is native primarily to the Midwestern United States[1] where it is found in wet areas such as swamps, low woods, and sedge meadows.[2] It is a fairly conservative species, usually being found in areas where native vegetation is intact.[3]
References

BONAP
Flora of North America
Illinois Wildflowers