Photo by University of Tennessee Herbarium (TENN)
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Habitat:
Alluvial and wet woods (Jones 2005).
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Species Description:
Sedge.
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Phenology:
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Stems of this sedge are densely tufted. Leaves are plicate to flat, 1-4 mm wide, and shorter than the infloresence.Achenes are lenticular rather than 3-sided and the perigynia are thickened at the base. This is a plant of wet woodlands in Kentucky is associated with seeps and springs.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or impacts due to erosion.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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