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Carex angustata
Carex angustata Boott
Common Meadow Sedge, Many-fruit Sedge, Narrow Leaved Sedge, Wide Fruit Sedge, Widefruit Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Carex egregia, Carex eurycarpa, Carex eurycarpa var. attenuata, Carex oxycarpa, Carex striata var. erecta
USDA Symbol: CAAN15
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3-1/2 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.
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , WANative Habitat: Wet meadows along 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 angustata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex angustata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex angustata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR