Characteristics
Carex flava L.
large yellow sedge
Rich fens, stream edges, cobble river shores, peaty marshes with low and thin adjacent herbaceous vegetation, perennially wet calcareous rock outcrops and ledges, wet fields, roadside ditches, and other calcareous open wetlands. Occurs predominately in calcareous soils that are often peaty and perennially wet, and does best where the adjacent herbaceous vegetation is low and thin.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Carex flava L.
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