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Carex grayi × intumescens

Hybrid Bladder Sedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CAGR6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Unnamed hybrid.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period or presence of spikelet (sterile in many Carex hybrids).

Distribution

USA: OH
Native Habitat: Mesic to wet coniferous, mixed and deciduous forests, forest openings.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Carex grayi � intumescens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Carex grayi � intumescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex grayi � intumescens

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-30
Research By: CBR

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