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Carex buxbaumii ~ Buxbaums sedge

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Characteristics:

OB
Michigan C Value: 10
typical of calcereous fens and wet prairies
dark red–purple pistillate scales
perigynia minutely beaked, green glaucous
leaves to 4mm wide with revolute margins
culms up to 1m high
up to 40 perigynia per spikelet
stigmas 3
blooms in May
native

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