Distribution

- range by political unit - GBIF data

- known populations

Description

Fruiting period May to August.

Culm height 30 - 80 cm.

Leaf 3 - 6 mm wide.

Terminal spike gynecandrous.

Lateral spike N/A

Perigynium
planoconvex to biconvex in cross section.

Achene trigonous in cross section.

Style persistent.

Habitat

Wet meadows, old fields, woodland edges.

Quick description

Unispicate culm; yellow/green in coloration.

Similar species

Carex frankii

Author and publication information for name

Carex squarrosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 973. 1753.

Conservation and Wetland Status

Threatened and Endangered Status

State Status

Connecticut Special concern

Wetland Status

Obligate wetland, Facultative Wetland

Vernacular name

Squarrose Sedge

Section

Carex sect. Squarrosae

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.

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, 03 records;
University of Alabama Herbarium, 06 records;
University Of Kansas Plant Collection, 01 records.
Accessed on Oct 11 2006.

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Fruiting period	May to August.
Culm height	30 - 80 cm.
Leaf	3 - 6 mm wide.
Terminal spike	gynecandrous.
Lateral spike	N/A
Perigynium	planoconvex to biconvex in cross section.
Achene	trigonous in cross section.
Style	persistent.