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Carex vulpinoidea var. pycnocephala
Carex vulpinoidea Michx. var. pycnocephala F.J. Herm.
Common Fox Sedge, Fox Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CAVUP2
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 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: IN , MI , MNCanada: ON
Native Habitat: Seasonally saturated or inundated soils in open habitats, wet meadows, marshes, roadside ditches.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 vulpinoidea var. pycnocephala in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex vulpinoidea var. pycnocephala in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex vulpinoidea var. pycnocephala
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR