Common Name: SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 4
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge
Usually in dry sandy ± open aspen, pine, or oak savannas or barrens; in sterile, acidic soils and often in fire influenced habitats. Very local southward.
Only occasionally growing with C. pensylvanica. Generally a coarser, stiffer plant than C. pensylvanica, with the culm scabrous below the inflorescence, but not always safely distinguishable without mature perigynia.
B. S. Walters
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Alcona |
Charlevoix |
Cheboygan |
Chippewa |
Crawford |
Delta |
Grand Traverse |
Kalkaska |
Kent |
Lake |
Leelanau |
Marquette |
Mecosta |
Midland |
Missaukee |
Montmorency |
Muskegon |
Newaygo |
Oakland |
Ottawa |
Roscommon |
Saginaw |
Schoolcraft |
St. Clair |
Tuscola |
Wayne |
Wexford |
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1000