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Carex inops ssp. heliophila
Carex inops L.H. Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mack.) Crins
Sun Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Carex erxlebeniana, Carex heliophila, Carex pensylvanica ssp. heliophila, Carex pensylvanica var. digyna
USDA Symbol: CAINH2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: CO , IA , IL , IN , KS , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NM , OK , SD , UT , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , ON , SK
Native Habitat: Open, well-drained sandy, loamy and loess soils in prairies (grazed and ungrazed), ponderosa pine woodlands.
Web Reference
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 inops ssp. heliophila in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex inops ssp. heliophila in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex inops ssp. heliophila
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR