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Carex bromoides Willd.

Common Name: SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 6
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge

Wet or less commonly upland forests, borders of ponds in forests, moist thickets and banks, moist meadows and swales.

The graceful, spreading tussocks of fine foliage are a characteristic feature of many swamps, especially in southern Michigan, and make this recognizable virtually any time there is no snow on the ground. The pistillate scales are frequently tinged with orange, and the leaves are narrower than in C. deweyana.

Carex bromoides can be hard to key because the distribution of male and female flowes in the inflorescences can be erratic; some being essentially unisexual.

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Counties
Allegan
Baraga
Barry
Berrien
Calhoun
Cass
Cass or Van Buren
Clare
Dickinson
Genesee
Gogebic
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Houghton
Ingham
Ionia
Iron
Kalamazoo
Kent
Keweenaw
Lake
Lenawee
Macomb
Manistee
Marquette
Mecosta
Midland
Monroe
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
Ontonagon
Ottawa
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Van Buren
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/921