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]
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:
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
^ a b c "Carex deweyana (Dewey's Sedge)" . iNaturalist.ca . Retrieved 2021-11-28 .
^ a b c "Carex deweyana Schwein" . ipni.org . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2021-11-28 .
^ a b c d e 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.
^ a b c d 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 .
^ a b c d "Carex deweyana Schwein" . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2021-11-28 .
^ a b c NRCS . "Carex deweyana Schwein. " . PLANTS Database . United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2021-11-28 .
^ a b c d 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 .
^ a b c d "Carex deweyana (Dewey's Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers" . www.minnesotawildflowers.info . Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 2 December 2021 .
^ a b c d e 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Carex deweyana (round-fruited short-scaled sedge): Go Botany" . gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org . Native Plant Trust. Retrieved 28 November 2021 .
^ "Carex (deweyana)" . Native Plant Network — Reforestation, Nurseries and Genetics Resources . US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Retrieved 2 December 2021 .
^ Native Seed Production Manual for the Pacific Northwest (PDF) . USDA NRCS Corvallis Plant Materials Center (PMC). pp. 24–25.
^ Jinn, Kevin. "The Traditional Lawn Needs to Go! Here's what to Try Instead" . Carleton Landscaping . Retrieved 2 December 2021 .
^ "Dewey's sedge: Carex deweyana - Native Plant Guide" . Native Plant Guide . King County. Retrieved 2 December 2021 .
^ "Dewey Sedge, Carex deweyana" . Calscape . California Native Plant Society. Retrieved 2 December 2021 .