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Carex muskingumensis Schwein.

Common Name: SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 6
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge

Swamps (deciduous), floodplains, and swales and vernal pools in deciduous forests.

This is a striking species with large inflorescences and abundant, unique tall vegetative culms with numerous tristichous leaves; frequently cultivated under the name palm sedge. More than most members of section Cyperoideae in Michigan, this has short-creeping rhizomes by which plants may form relatively large clumps. 

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Allegan
Bay
Clinton
Genesee
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Ingham
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lapeer
Lenawee
Macomb
Midland
Monroe
Oakland
Ottawa
Saginaw
Shiawassee
St. Clair
Washtenaw
Wayne

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/1014