Carex crus-corvi


Scientific Name:Carex crus-corvi
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Family:Cyperaceae
Common Name:Crowfoot Sedge
Authority: Shuttlw.
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C Value:6
Wetness:OBL
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Genus in Illinois:
193
Duration:Perennial
Reproduction:Monoecious
Flower Type:Imperfect
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Flower Color:Inconspicuous
Growth Habit:Sedge
Leaf Arrangement:Alternate
Leaf Type:Simple
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Leaf Margin:Entire
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Distribution:BONAP Distribution Map
Status (State):Not Listed
Status (Federal):Not Listed
ID Tips:If you bend the culm of this species and put it back in place, it will stay that way, whereas the similar looking Carex stipata culms once broken will stay broken.
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