Carex intumescens

Characteristics
Carex intumescens Rudge
bladder sedge
Hardwood and coniferous-hardwood forests and thickets. Mostly in at least seasonally wet to sometimes just mesic soils but usually not in more perennially seepy habitats. Also mostly in habitats that have at least some canopy.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACW, OBL (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Carex intumescens Rudge - bladder sedge
Citation
Carex intumescens Rudge
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 30 May 2011 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 9 Jul 2011 - 1
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