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Carex gracilescens
Carex gracilescens Steud.
Slender Looseflower Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Synonym(s): Carex laxiflora var. gracillima
USDA Symbol: CAGR8
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 30 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WI , WVCanada: ON
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 gracilescens in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex gracilescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex gracilescens
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-28Research By: CBR