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Carex suberecta (Olney) Britton

Common Name: SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 8
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge

Fens; calcareous sedge meadows, lake shores, and wet prairies, very local.

The compact inflorescences of this species, with the spikes tapering at both ends make it distinctive, along with the cuneate base to the perigynium (the body being more or less diamond shaped).

L. Curtis

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Counties
Berrien
Hillsdale
Huron
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Macomb
St. Clair
St. Joseph
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/1058