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Carex amphibola ~ eastern narrowleaf sedge

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Characteristics:

FAC
Michigan C Value: 8
wet woods, wooded floodplain riverbanks
terminal spike (up tp 3cm long) elevated above pistillate spikelets
awned pistillate scales
beakless, glabrous perigynia
perigynia up to 12 per spiklet, 3.5–4.5mm long
cespitose from short rhizomes
culms slender, to 80cm high
leaves 3–7mm wide
3 stigmas
flowers late April to mid–June
native

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