Characteristics
Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd.
limestone meadow sedge
Forests, floodplain forests, wet soils in forests, fens, seepy open habitats, fields, and thickets. Occurs in wet to dry-mesic soils. The soils are sometimes clay or dense and seasonally flooded or poorly drained. Does well in disturbed and open habitats and can be common in wet somewhat calcareous fields.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd. - limestone meadow sedge
Citation
Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 18 Jun 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 15 Jun 2013 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 15 Jun 2013 - 1
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