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Carex tribuloides var. sangamonensis
Carex tribuloides Wahlenb. var. sangamonensis Clokey
Blunt Broom Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CATRS2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DE , FL , GA , IL , KS , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NJ , SC , TN , TX , VA , WVNative Habitat: Open floodplain forests, moist to wet grasslands, ditches, stream banks, wet thickets.
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 tribuloides var. sangamonensis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex tribuloides var. sangamonensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex tribuloides var. sangamonensis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR