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Carex panicea
Carex panicea L.
Grass-like Sedge, Grasslike Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Carex panicea var. microcarpa
USDA Symbol: CAPA30
USDA Native Status: L48 (I), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (I)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
Canada: NB , NL , NSNative Habitat: Wet to dry, usually sandy, acidic fields.
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 panicea in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex panicea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex panicea
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR