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Dunhead Sedge (Carex phaeocephala)

Dunhead Sedge (Carex Phaeocephala) https://www.sagebud.com/dunhead-sedge-carex-phaeocephala
Credit: Hurd, E.G., N.L. Shaw, J. Mastrogiuseppe, L.C. Smithman, and S. Goodrich. | http://plants.usda.g... | License: PD USDA NRCS
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Carex Phaeocephala, or more commonly know as Dunhead Sedge, is a graminoid of the genus Carex. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Carex Phaeocephala or Dunhead Sedge's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Carex
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N) AK (N) CAN (N)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: UPL FAC
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 8(UPL) 9(FACU) 0(FACU*) A(FAC)


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