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Carex echinata ssp. echinata

Carex echinata Murray ssp. echinata

Star Sedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

Synonym(s): Carex angustior, Carex angustior var. gracilenta, Carex cephalantha, Carex echinata var. angustata, Carex hawaiiensis, Carex josselynii, Carex laricina, Carex leersii, Carex muricata var. angustata, Carex muricata var. cephalantha, Carex muricata var. laricina, Carex ormantha, Carex phyllomanica var. angustata, Carex phyllomanica var. ormantha, Carex svensonis

USDA Symbol: CAECE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), HI (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4-1/2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom Time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , ND , NH , NJ , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: NB , NS , PE

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 Carex echinata ssp. echinata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Carex echinata ssp. echinata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex echinata ssp. echinata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-03-27
Research By: TWC Staff

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