| Carex merritt-fernaldii | |
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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. merritt-fernaldii |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex merritt-fernaldii Mack. | |
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| Distribution in New York | |
Carex merritt-fernaldii, or Fernald's sedge, is a species of sedge from northeastern North America. It was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1923. It is named after botanist Merritt Fernald.
This species can be found in a variety of places, such as cliffs, balds, ledges, meadows and fields, and woodlands, as well as anthropogenic surroundings. It is a perennial that has two types of stems - some with flower/fruit clusters (spikes) at their summits, known as reproductive stems, and others that lack spikes, known as vegetative stems. Stems are triangular. Its habitat is sandy or rocky acidic sterile soils, but it can also be found in drying peat blogs.
References
- NRCS. "Carex merritt-fernaldii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Carex merritt-fernaldii". New England Wildflower Society. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Carex merritt-fernaldii". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- "Carex merritt-fernaldii (Merritt Fernald's sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- "Comprehensive Report Species - Carex merritt-fernaldii". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- "Carex merritt-fernaldii - Species Page - NYFA: New York Flora Atlas". newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
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