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Carex gracilescens Steud.

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

Usually in rich beech-maple forests, moist oak or oak-hickory forests, or other moist forests and thickets; rarely in nearby open meadows.

The spikes and perigynia are similar to Carex blanda, but the peduncled staminate spikes, with staminate scales typically reddish-brown tinted (rather than greenish as typical for C. blanda) allow field recognition. The reddish-purple tinting at the base of the plant is often rather restricted in extent and may require a careful look. 

B. S. Walters

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Counties
Bay
Berrien
Calhoun
Cass
Clinton
Eaton
Grand Traverse
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Ingham
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lenawee
Livingston
Macomb
Monroe
Oakland
Saginaw
Shiawassee
Tuscola
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/967