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Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)

Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex Pensylvanica) https://www.sagebud.com/pennsylvania-sedge-carex-pensylvanica
Credit: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm) | Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen at http://www.biolib.de | License: PD US EPA
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Carex Pensylvanica, or more commonly know as Pennsylvania Sedge, is a graminoid of the genus Carex. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Carex Pensylvanica or Pennsylvania Sedge's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Carex
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)


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