Carex squarrosa Linnaeus. Section: [26uu] Section 34 Squarrosae. Common name: Squarrose Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Jul (-Sep). Habitat: Bottomland forests, tidal swamps. Distribution: CT west to se. ME and NE, south to NC, n. SC, and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935)
Links to other floras: = Carex squarrosa - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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Height: 2-3 ft.
plant sale text: Wide ranging perennial sedge found from the coast of Louisiana all the way up into Canada, this relatively common sedge is found in wetland areas, swamps, bottom woodlands,meadows and seeps. Tolerant of periodic flooding. The seeds and spikelets are a food source for ducks and Eastern mud turtles and the plant plays host to the caterpillars of the Appalachian Brown butterfly. Deer resistant and easy to grow.
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