I spot a cluster of Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica) around the roots of a northern red oak. It resembles ...

Yet, ruderal sandy loam sites (e.g., edges of wheat fields, roadsides, and other disturbed areas) provide favorable habitats for the mottled sand grasshopper where it may build up to unusually high ...

North Carolina's golden sedge is specially adapted to inhabit an uncommon ecosystem on the Atlantic coastal plain boasting both open conditions and calcareous soil deposits — a tough ecological niche.