Native Plants
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Carex ×cayouettei
Carex ×cayouettei A. Bergeron
Cayouette's Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CACA43
USDA Native Status: CAN (N)
Natural hybrid of Carex comosa and C. lupulina.
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period or presence of spikelets (sterile in many Carex hybrids).
Distribution
Canada: QCNative Habitat: Swampy areas.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Research Literature
Reslit 3048 - CAREX ×CAYOUETTEI (CYPERACEAE), A NEW INTERSECTIONAL SEDGE HYBRID FROM SOUTHERN QUEBEC, CANADA (2014) ALEXANDRE BERGERON and STEPHANIE PELLERINThis information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
Search More Titles in Research Literature
Additional resources
USDA: Find Carex ×cayouettei in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex ×cayouettei in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex ×cayouettei
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR