Distribution

- range by political unit - GBIF data

- known populations

Description

Flowering period April to July.

Height 10-90 cm.

Leaf 1.2 - 5.3 mm wide.

Terminal spike staminate.

Lateral spike pistillate.

Perigynium circular to biconvex in cross section.

Achene trigonous.

Style deciduous.

Habitat

Fens, limestone quarries, alvars; wet to seasonally wet woodland margins.

Quick description

Perigynia tightly packed in an elongate spike; lime green in color.

Author and publication information for name

Carex granularis Muhlenberg ex Willdenow,
Sp. Pl. 4(1): 279. 1805.

Conservation and Wetland Status

Threatened and Endangered Status

State Status

New Hampshire Endangered

Wetland Status

Facultative Wetland, Obligate Wetland

Synonym (s)

Carex granularis var. haleana (Olney) Porter; C. haleana Olney;
C. rectior Mackenzie; C. shriveri Britton

Vernacular name

Granular Sedge

Section

Carex sect. Granulares

Links

Carex Interactive Identification Key

Flora Of North America treatment

MissouriPlants.com

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.

U.S. Department of Agriculture.
PLANTS Database.
http://plants.usda.gov/index.html
Accessed primarily in August 2006.

GBIF Data Portal www.gbif.org
Missouri Botanical Garden, 16 records;
University of Alabama, 06 records;
University of Kansas Plant Collection, 07 records.
Accessed on Oct 11 2006.

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Flowering period	April to July.
Height	10-90 cm.
Leaf	1.2 - 5.3 mm wide.
Terminal spike	staminate.
Lateral spike	pistillate.
Perigynium	circular to biconvex in cross section.
Achene	trigonous.
Style	deciduous.