Characteristics
Carex eburnea Boott
bristle-leaved sedge
Characteristic of dry Thuja occidentalis bluffs over limestone where it forms a dense low carpet. Also occurs on bluffs of ravines on thin rich soils in hardwood forests and other thin soils over calcareous bedrock. Occasional on hummocks in rich swamps.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S4 (State Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Carex eburnea Boott - bristle-leaved sedge
Citation
Carex eburnea Boott
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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: Albany, NY on 2023-11-24 - 20
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Tompkins County, NY: 07 May 2021 -
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