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Heavy Sedge (Carex gravida)

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Carex Gravida, or more commonly know as Heavy Sedge, is a graminoid of the genus Carex. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Carex Gravida or Heavy Sedge's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Carex
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: IN (E) MI (PREX) TN (SC)
  • State T/E Common Name: IN (heavy sedge) MI (sedge) TN (heavy sedge)


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