Distribution

- range by political unit - GBIF data

- known populations

Description

Fruiting period April to July.

Culm height 20 -90 cm.

Leaf 1.1 - 4.5 mm wide.

Terminal spike usually gynecandrous; occasionally unisexual.

Lateral spike pistillate to gynecandrous; occasionally unisexual.

Perigynium planoconvex to biconvex in cross section.

Achene biconvex in cross section.

Style deciduous.

Habitat

Wet seepy areas; wet woodlands, fens; shaded areas.

Quick description

Usually locally abundant; cespitose.

Author and publication information for name

Carex bromoides Schkuhr ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4(1): 258. 1805.

Conservation and Wetland Status

Wetland Status

Facultative Wetland, Facultative Wetland +

Subspecies and varieties

Carex bromoides subsp. bromoides

Carex bromoides subsp. montana Naczi

Vernacular name

Bromelike Sedge

Section

Carex sect. Deweyanae

Links

Carex Interactive Identification Key

Flora Of North America treatment

Tennessee Vascular Plants Atlas

Cybersedge. Texas A&M University

Download Excel spreadsheet of GBIF data

References

Ball, P.W. and A.A. Reznicek. 2002. Carex
Pp. 254-572. Flora of North America, volume 23.
Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford.

Porter, P. B. National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands:
1988 National Summary. http://www.fws.gov/nwi/plants.htm.
Accessed primarily in 2006

GBIF Data Portal www.gbif.org
Missouri Botanical Garden, 08 records;
Utah State University: USU-UTC Specimen Database, 03 records;
University of Alabama Herbarium, 04 records.
Accessed on Oct 30 2006.

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Fruiting period	April to July.
Culm height	20 -90 cm.
Leaf	1.1 - 4.5 mm wide.
Terminal spike	usually gynecandrous; occasionally unisexual.
Lateral spike	pistillate to gynecandrous; occasionally unisexual.
Perigynium	planoconvex to biconvex in cross section.
Achene	biconvex in cross section.
Style	deciduous.