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Carex echinata ssp. echinata
Carex echinata Murray ssp. echinata
Star Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Synonym(s): Carex angustior, Carex angustior var. gracilenta, Carex cephalantha, Carex echinata var. angustata, Carex hawaiiensis, Carex josselynii, Carex laricina, Carex leersii, Carex muricata var. angustata, Carex muricata var. cephalantha, Carex muricata var. laricina, Carex ormantha, Carex phyllomanica var. angustata, Carex phyllomanica var. ormantha, Carex svensonis
USDA Symbol: CAECE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), HI (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4-1/2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom Time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , HI , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , ND , NH , NJ , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WYCanada: NB , NS , PE
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 echinata ssp. echinata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex echinata ssp. echinata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex echinata ssp. echinata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-27Research By: TWC Staff