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Carex brevior
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack.
Shortbeak Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Synonym(s): Carex festucacea var. brevior
USDA Symbol: CABR10
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AR , AZ , CO , CT , DC , DE , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , ON , QC , SK
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | FAC | UPL | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC |
Web Reference
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 Carex brevior in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex brevior in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex brevior
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-23Research By: SET