Taxonomy
Family: Cyperaceae
Section Carex
Habitat
Marshes, wet meadows, bottomlands, most often along streams and rivers.
Associates
Distribution
Quebec to MN, south to DE, NC, WV, IN, and MO.
Morphology
Rhizomatous perennial, similar to C. atherodes but more slender; stems 40-120 cm; sheaths globose, deeply concave and strongly reddish-purple at the apex; blades glabrous or scabrous; perigynia loosely short white-hairy.
Notes
Fruiting May to July
Wetland indicator: OBL
Can form dense clonal stands on floodplains. Apparently rare throughout much of its range but not uncommon in NY, PA, NJ, and VA.
References
Ball, P.W. and A.A. Reznicek. 2002. Carex, In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Eds. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 23. Oxford University Press, New York.
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of
Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
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