Characteristics
Carex laxiflora Lam.
loose-flowered sedge
Hardwood forests, forest edges, and thickets. Mostly in dry to mesic but also in wet-mesic soils that range from fairly acidic to basic. Usually not in the poorest soils. Sometimes a little weedy on roads and trails but not as much as C. blanda.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU (NWPL EMP)
UPL (NWPL NCNE)
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Classification
Citation
Carex laxiflora Lam.
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Species Distribution Map
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