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Carex echinodes (Fernald) P. Rothr., Reznicek & Hipp

Common Name: SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 5
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge

Included in C. tenera in Michigan Flora.

Swamps, bottomland forests along rivers and streams, margins of vernal pools in deciduous forests.

Often forming large clumps with long, greenish, nodding inflorescences. This species was recognized only recently as distinct from C. tenera (Rothrock, Reznicek, & Hipp, 2009).

A. A. Reznicek

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Counties
Genesee
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Ingham
Ionia
Iosco
Jackson
Kent
Lenawee
Midland
Oscoda
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/956