Characteristics
Carex atlantica L.H. Bailey ssp. atlantica
wide-leaved prickly bog sedge
Wet pond margins, stream edges, shrub swamps, hardwood swamps, hummock in bogs, and floating logs. Grows in acidic wet sometimes peaty soils.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACW (NWPL EMP)
FACW (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Carex atlantica L.H. Bailey ssp. atlantica - wide-leaved prickly bog sedge
Citation
Carex atlantica L.H. Bailey ssp. atlantica
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Species Distribution Map
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