Characteristics
Carex silicea Olney
beach sedge
Gravel and sand pits, maritime dunes, and rocky maritime areas. It grows adjacent or relatively close to the ocean in open habitats with dry to dry-mesic sandy, rocky, or coarse grained soils.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
S4 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Carex silicea Olney
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