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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex squarrosa Linnaeus. 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.

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Section: [26uu] Section 34 Squarrosae.

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). Basionym: Carex squarrosa L. 1753

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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image #1 of Carex squarrosa© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex squarrosa© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex squarrosa© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
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image #6 of Carex squarrosa© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
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image #10 of Carex squarrosa© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Carex squarrosa© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Carex squarrosa© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Carex squarrosa© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Carex squarrosa© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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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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