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Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum

Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton var. arundinaceum

Three-way Sedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: DUARA

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Perianth bristles ususally visible, shorter than stamens. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AK , AL , AR , CA , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC
Native Habitat: Open wet places, lake and pond margins, marshes, swamps, bogs, stream shores.

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 Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Dulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum

Metadata

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

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