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Carex festucacea
Carex festucacea Schkuhr ex Willd.
Fescue Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CAFE3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , WI , WVCanada: ON
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FAC | FACW | FACW | 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 festucacea in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex festucacea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex festucacea
Metadata
Record Modified: 2025-02-14Research By: SET