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Carex meadii
Carex meadii Dewey
Mead's Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
Synonym(s): Carex tetanica var. meadii
USDA Symbol: CAME2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Flowers inconspicuous. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MD , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SD , TN , TX , VA , WI , WVCanada: MB , ON , SK
Native Habitat: Moist to dry meadows and woodland openings.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | OBL | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Carex meadii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex meadii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex meadii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-03-29Research By: Joseph A. Marcus