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Carex serratodens
Carex serratodens W. Boott
Bifid Sedge, False Flax, Saw-tooth Sedge, Twotooth Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Carex bifida
USDA Symbol: CASE2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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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 , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , ORNative Habitat: Moist places on open hillsides, adjacent to springs, seeps or streams.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 serratodens in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex serratodens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex serratodens
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR