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§1 Plant
Carex tribuloides Wahlenb.
vernacular blunt broom 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
· 801 counties across 29 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
- High
- CaCO₃
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -28 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 85 min.
- Precipitation
- 32–50 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.8–7
- Root depth
- 8 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Bunch
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 3 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- 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
- 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 801 counties across 29 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Desha 05041
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Independence 05063
- Jefferson 05069
- Madison 05087
- Mississippi 05093
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Ouachita 05103
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Saline 05125
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 72 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- DuPage 17043
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Macon 17115
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Bartholomew 18005
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Randolph 18135
- Rush 18139
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Boyd 21019
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carroll 21041
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Ohio 21183
- Owsley 21189
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Taylor 21217
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Washington 21229
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Assumption 22007
- Bienville 22013
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- Lincoln 22061
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Allegany 24001
- Anne Arundel 24003
- Baltimore 24005
- Baltimore (city) 24510
- Calvert 24009
- Caroline 24011
- Carroll 24013
- Cecil 24015
- Charles 24017
- 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 ↗ 12 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gogebic 26053
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Oakland 26125
- Ontonagon 26131
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- 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 ↗ 22 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Chisago 27025
- Cook 27031
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Rice 27131
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 18 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Oswego 36075
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- St. Lawrence 36089
- 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 ↗ 48 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Anson 37007
- Avery 37011
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Chowan 37041
- Cleveland 37045
- Cumberland 37051
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Iredell 37097
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Moore 37125
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wilson 37195
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 62 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- 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
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Chester 47023
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Gibson 47053
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamblen 47063
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Houston 47083
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- 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
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Boone 54005
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Fayette 54019
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wood 54107
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CATR7 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2727891 ↗Record version
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