Characteristics
Carex crinita Lam. var. crinita
common fringed sedge
Marshes, wet areas in forests, seepages, marshy edges of small streams and ponds, wet fields and pastures, and wet ditches. A very common wetland sedge except perhaps in northern New York. In comparison to C. gynandra, it is perhaps a little less weedy and grows in acidic to basic soils.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Herbarium records need to be verified as they may contain a mix of var. crinita and var. brevicrinis.
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Native
FACW+, OBL (NWPL)
OBL (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Carex crinita Lam. var. crinita
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Species Distribution Map
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