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Carex arcta

Carex arcta Boott

Bear Sedge, Contracted Sedge, Northern Cluster Sedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CAAR2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , ID , ME , MI , MN , MT , NH , NY , OR , VT , WA , WI
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Swampy coniferous woods and thickets, wet meadows.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Carex arcta in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Carex arcta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex arcta

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-30
Research By: CBR

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