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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 |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
| Section: | Carex sect. Ovales |
| Species: | C. longii
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex longii | |
Carex longii, or Long's sedge,[1] is a species of sedge found in North America that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1922.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]C. longii's native range encompasses the eastern United States north into eastern Canada, as well as the west coast of the United States. This species also occurs in Puerto Rico and Hawai'i.[3]
It can be found in habitat types such as low fields, bogs, and bottomlands.[4]
Conservation
[edit]Carex longii lives on the margins of wetlands in saturated or seasonally saturated soils.[5] It is listed as Vulnerable or Imperiled across Eastern North America.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Carex longii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Carex longii". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium
- ^ "Carex longii (Long's sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
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