Characteristics
Carex crawei Dewey
Crawe’s sedge
Rich and marl fens, alvars, and wet to wet-mesic limestone woodlands. Occurs in association with calcareous bedrock and soils often in wet sites. It appears to do best without dense adjacent vegetation especially woody vegetation and does well in old paths. It is a common species in limestone pavement areas along with other graminoids.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native Threatened-State FACW, OBL (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Carex crawei Dewey - Crawe’s sedge
Citation
Carex crawei Dewey
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Kimberly J. Smith. Photo taken: Jefferson, NY: 21 June 2012 -
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Photo By: Kimberly J. Smith. Photo taken: Jefferson, NY: 21 June 2012 -
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Photo By: Kimberly J. Smith. Photo taken: Jefferson, NY: 21 June 2012 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Warren, NY: 15 June 2018 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Warren, NY: 15 June 2018 -
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Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Clinton, NY: 27 May 2021 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Jefferson County, NY: 26 June 2022 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Jefferson County, NY: 26 June 2022 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Jefferson County, NY: 26 June 2022 -
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