Carex praticola
Large Fruited Oval Sedge, Meadow Sedge
Other regional names: Northern Meadow Sedge
- Northern Meadow Sedge
Also known as: Carex piperi Mack. +6 more
- Carex piperi Mack.
- Carex platylepis Mack.
- Carex pratensis f. furva (L.H.Bailey) Kük.
- Carex pratensis var. furva L.H.Bailey
- Carex praticola var. furva (L.H.Bailey) A.Heller
- Carex praticola var. praticola
- Carex praticola var. subcoriacea F.J.Herm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Found natively in North America, Carex praticola (commonly known as Large-Fruited Oval Sedge or Meadow Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Illinois, Norway, Sweden