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§1 Plant
Carex amphibola Steud.
vernacular eastern narrowleaf sedge — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Carex
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 577 counties across 21 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -3 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 165 min.
- Precipitation
- 28–55 in/yr
- pH range
- 5.9–7
- Root depth
- 8 in min.
- Fertility need
- High
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Bunch
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 2 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Summer
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Propagation
- seed, bare root, sprigs
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- Low
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 577 counties across 21 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 85 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Boyle 21021
- Bracken 21023
- Breathitt 21025
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Grayson 21085
- Green 21087
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nicholas 21181
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Washington 21229
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- Franklin 22041
- Iberia 22045
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- Lincoln 22061
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Vernon 22115
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maryland view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Greene 36039
- Kings 36047
- Nassau 36059
- Oneida 36065
- Orange 36071
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Bertie 37015
- Buncombe 37021
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Franklin 37069
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Haywood 37087
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Orange 37135
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Rockingham 37157
- Sampson 37163
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Indiana 42063
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Union 42119
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Gibson 47053
- Giles 47055
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Virginia view state ↗ 68 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Arlington 51013
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CAAM8 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2729238 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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