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Carex sartwellii var. sartwellii
Carex sartwellii Dewey var. sartwellii
Sartwell's Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CASAS5
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 4 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: CO , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , MD , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NY , OH , PA , SD , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NT , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Fens, wet prairies, sedge meadows, marshes, wet, open thickets, open swamps, stream, pond and lakeshores, ditches, often in shallow water.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Carex sartwellii var. sartwellii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex sartwellii var. sartwellii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex sartwellii var. sartwellii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR