Characteristics
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. ex Lunell
round-fruited sedge
Rocky summits, bluffs, open forests with outcrops of bedrock, woodlands, native grasslands, roadsides, gravel and sand pits, disturbed soils, and utility rights-of-way. Mostly in very dry rocky or coarse grained soils. It does very well in calcareous soils and occurs rarely in the most acidic environments.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
UPL, OBL (NWPL)
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FAC (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5? (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. ex Lunell
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Species Distribution Map
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