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Lipocarpha drummondii

Lipocarpha drummondii (Nees) G. Tucker

Drummond's Halfchaff Sedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

Synonym(s): Hemicarpha drummondii, Hemicarpha micrantha var. drummondii, Scirpus micranthus var. drummondii

USDA Symbol: LIDR3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AR , AZ , CA , IA , IL , IN , KS , MO , MT , ND , NE , NM , OH , OK , SD , TX , WI , WY

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL		FACW		OBL	FACW		FACW	FACW	FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 Lipocarpha drummondii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lipocarpha drummondii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lipocarpha drummondii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-13
Research By: SET

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