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Carex garberi Fernald

Common Name: SEDGE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 8
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Nt P-Sedge

Wet sandy, gravelly, or marly shores, limestone pavements, interdunal flats, and edges of cedar thickets, chiefly on or very near the Great Lakes although at some inland lakes close to the Great Lakes; in rock crevices along Lake Superior. Especially abundant in calcareous areas near the straits. 

Dry or immature material is sometimes difficult to distinguish from Carex aurea and a very few collections appear intermediate (though this may be a herbarium artifact). In C. garberi the perigynia are more granular-papillose, densely crowded, and strongly overlapping than in C. aurea, and the foliage is definitely blue-green.

A. A. Reznicek

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Counties
Alcona
Alger
Allegan
Alpena
Antrim
Benzie
Berrien
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Delta
Emmet
Grand Traverse
Huron
Iosco
Keweenaw
Leelanau
Mackinac
Mason
Menominee
Muskegon
Oceana
Ottawa
Presque Isle
Sanilac
Schoolcraft

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/966