Characteristics
Carex trisperma Dewey
three-fruited sedge
Coniferous or deciduous swamps, bogs, and peaty wetlands. Very common and dominant in peaty understories of swamps usually on hummocks with at most saturated soils although occurring adjacent to wetter soils. Often growing on mosses and sometimes forming continuous somewhat thin carpets in these habitats. It also grows in more open bogs and peatlands but usually does not occur in the very specific habitat of hummocks in bogs, where the closely related Carex billingsii occurs.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native OBL (NWPL EMP) OBL (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Carex trisperma Dewey - three-fruited sedge
Citation
Carex trisperma Dewey
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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: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Warren County, NY: 04 June 2022 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Warren County, NY: 04 June 2022 -
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