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Carex vestita

Carex vestita Willd.

Velvet Sedge

Cyperaceae (Sedge family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CAVE9

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , DC , DE , MA , MD , ME , NC , NH , NJ , NY , PA , RI , TN , VA
Native Habitat: Dry to moist, open, sandy or gravelly meadows, open woods in acidic soils.

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

Metadata

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

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