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]

Carex longii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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
Binomial name
Carex longii Mack.

Distribution and habitat

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

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]