Common Name: SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 4
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge
Moist open ground: sandy shores, stream borders, meadows and wet fields, borders of swamps, thickets, ditches, marshes, temporary ponds in forests; rarely in dry sand or peaty ground. A common species, but mostly in sandy, and often acidic soils.
When the inflorescences are at maturity, before they turn brown and shed perigynia, Carex scoparia spikes have a distinctive yellowish brassy color that allows for recognition on sight once learned.
Sterile specimens from Saginaw and St. Clair Cos. appear to be hybrids with C. cumulata.
R. Schipper
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Alger |
Allegan |
Alpena |
Arenac |
Baraga |
Barry |
Bay |
Berrien |
Calhoun |
Cass |
Charlevoix |
Cheboygan |
Chippewa |
Clare |
Clinton |
Crawford |
Dickinson |
Eaton |
Emmet |
Gogebic |
Grand Traverse |
Gratiot |
Houghton |
Huron |
Ingham |
Ionia |
Iosco |
Iron |
Isabella |
Jackson |
Kalamazoo |
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Luce |
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Macomb |
Marquette |
Mecosta |
Midland |
Missaukee |
Monroe |
Muskegon |
Newaygo |
Oakland |
Ogemaw |
Ontonagon |
Ottawa |
Presque Isle |
Roscommon |
Saginaw |
Sanilac |
Schoolcraft |
St. Clair |
St. Joseph |
Tuscola |
Van Buren |
Washtenaw |
Wayne |
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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/1047