Characteristics
Carex blanda Dewey
common woodland sedge
Forests, edges of forests, fields, edges of small streams, paths and roads through forests, railroad edges, and utility rights-of-way. Occurs in a variety of forests including bottomlands as well as more open sites. Usually in mesic but also in dry-mesic to wet soils.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACU+, FAC (NWPL) FAC (NWPL EMP) FAC (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5? (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Carex blanda Dewey - common woodland sedge
Citation
Carex blanda Dewey
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 09 Jun 2008 - 1
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Photo by: Doug Goldman. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 31 May 2014 -
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Photo by: Doug Goldman. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 31 May 2014 -
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Photo by: Doug Goldman. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 31 May 2014 -
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Photo by: Doug Goldman. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 31 May 2014 -
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Photo by: Doug Goldman. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 31 May 2014 -
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Photo by: Doug Goldman. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 31 May 2014 -
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Photo by: Doug Goldman. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 31 May 2014 -
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