Carex backii / Species Page / Plant Atlas

Characteristics

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Carex

Species

Carex backii Boott

Common Name

Back’s sedge

Habitat

Often associated with cliffs, rock outcrops, and or ledges. Occurs on bluffs above ravines and bases of cliffs in open forests. Also occurs in alvar woodlands, and limestone forests and thickets. Usually with at least some shade and in dry to mesic soils. Only a couple of populations are known from central New York and it is perhaps overlooked in calcareous rocky regions of central and western New York.

Growth Habit

Graminoid

Duration

Perennial