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Carex ×schatzii
Carex ×schatzii Kneucker
Schatz's Sedge, Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CASC42
USDA Native Status: CAN (N)
Natural hybrid of Carex viridula ssp. viridula and C. viridula ssp. brachyrhyncha var. elatior.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period or presence of spikelets (sterile in many Carex hybrids).
Distribution
Canada: NLNative Habitat: Moist to wet fens and runnels, on lime-rich soils, shorelines.
Web Reference
Webref 45 - Canadensys - Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN) (2011) CanadensysWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Carex ×schatzii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex ×schatzii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex ×schatzii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR