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§1 Plant
Carex intumescens Rudge
vernacular greater bladder 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
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b
County-level range
· 821 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- None
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- High
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -33 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 85 min.
- Precipitation
- 36–55 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.8–6.9
- Root depth
- 8 in min.
- Fertility need
- High
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Bunch
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 3 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Dark 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
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Propagation
- seed, bare root, sprigs
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- 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 821 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Bradley 05011
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Garland 05051
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Jefferson 05069
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Miller 05091
- Nevada 05099
- Polk 05113
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Calhoun 13037
- Charlton 13049
- Chatham 13051
- Cherokee 13057
- Cobb 13067
- Coffee 13069
- DeKalb 13089
- Early 13099
- Elbert 13105
- Fannin 13111
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Grady 13131
- Habersham 13137
- Hall 13139
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Jenkins 13165
- Lee 13177
- Lowndes 13185
- Macon 13193
- McIntosh 13191
- Mitchell 13205
- Morgan 13211
- Pulaski 13235
- Spalding 13255
- Thomas 13275
- Toombs 13279
- Towns 13281
- Upson 13293
- Wilkinson 13319
Illinois view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marshall 18099
- Monroe 18105
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Porter 18127
- Ripley 18137
- Scott 18143
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Steuben 18151
- Switzerland 18155
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Bell 21013
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Casey 21045
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Fleming 21069
- Graves 21083
- Green 21087
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Knott 21119
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lyon 21143
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Owen 21187
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Scott 21209
- Trigg 21221
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Allegany 24001
- Anne Arundel 24003
- Baltimore 24005
- Baltimore (city) 24510
- Calvert 24009
- Caroline 24011
- Carroll 24013
- Cecil 24015
- Charles 24017
- Dorchester 24019
- Frederick 24021
- Garrett 24023
- Harford 24025
- Howard 24027
- Kent 24029
- Montgomery 24031
- Prince George's 24033
- Queen Anne's 24035
- Somerset 24039
- St. Mary's 24037
- Talbot 24041
- Washington 24043
- Wicomico 24045
- Worcester 24047
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 72 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ontonagon 26131
- Osceola 26133
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Saginaw 26145
- Sanilac 26151
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Douglas 27041
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Norman 27107
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 21 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Fulton 36035
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Wyoming 36121
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Carteret 37031
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Columbus 37047
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gates 37073
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Sampson 37163
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Tyrrell 37177
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wayne 37191
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenville 45045
- Jasper 45053
- Kershaw 45055
- Lee 45061
- Lexington 45063
- Marlboro 45069
- Orangeburg 45075
- Saluda 45081
- Sumter 45085
- Williamsburg 45089
Tennessee view state ↗ 56 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Chester 47023
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Dickson 47043
- Dyer 47045
- Fayette 47047
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Hickman 47081
- Humphreys 47085
- Johnson 47091
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- McMinn 47107
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Moore 47127
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 89 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CAIN12 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2727755 ↗Record version
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