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Carex wiegandii Mack.

Common Name: WIEGAND'S SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 9
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge
Status: SC

Rare along edges of bogs, along trails, and in open swamps, sometimes appearing after disturbance; in acidic, peaty or sandy soils. Michigan is at the western edge of the range of this uncommon plant. First collected in Michigan by E. G. Voss in 1984 in Luce Co.

A distinctive, stout, broad-leaved (in contrast to its close relatives!) plant with a compact inflorescence. The sheath apices are relatively strongly thickened and less translucent, often more yellowish, than the rest of the sheath; usually much more so than any of its more narrow-leaved relatives.

Counties
Chippewa
Delta
Luce
Mackinac

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/1082