Carex woodii

Carex woodii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Subgenus:	Carex subg. Carex
Section:	Carex sect. Paniceae
Species:	C. woodii
Binomial name
	Carex woodii; Dewey, 1846[1]

Carex woodii, known as pretty sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America.[2][3]

Description

Carex woodii is a rhizomatous sedge, forming loose clumps to large vegetative colonies. The leaf sheathes are tinged with reddish-purple.[4] Compared to most other Carex across its range, it flowers and fruits earlier in the year. In Michigan it fruits by mid-May or earlier.[4]

Purple sheath of Carex woodii

Distribution and habitat

Carex woodii is native to the Midwestern and Eastern United States and Ontario.[3] It is found in both moist and dry woodlands.[3] It is considered a rare plant of concern in the Chicago region and Connecticut.[5]

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References

"Carex woodii Dewey". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
"Carex woodii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Carex woodii". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 23. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 2018-09-25 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex woodii". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium.
"Monitored Species Gallery". plantsofconcern.org. Plants of Concern. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-02.

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[ipni-1] "Carex woodii Dewey". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-25.

[usda-2] "Carex woodii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2018-09-25.

[fna-3] Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Carex woodii". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 23. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 2018-09-25 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[miflora-4] Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex woodii". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium.

[poc-5] "Monitored Species Gallery". plantsofconcern.org. Plants of Concern. 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-02.