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Carex conjuncta
Carex conjuncta Boott
Soft Fox Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CACO13
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DC , DE , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MD , MI , MN , MO , NE , NJ , NY , OH , PA , SD , TN , VA , WI , WVNative Habitat: Seasonally saturated soils in wet meadows, openings in alluvial woods, upper borders of tidal marshes, stream banks.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FACW | FAC | FACW | FACW |
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 conjuncta in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex conjuncta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex conjuncta
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR