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Carex lurida ~ shallow sedge

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Characteristics:

OBL
Michigan C Value: 3
none of the perigynia are reflexed
spikelets crowded with up to 100+ perigynia
spikelets up to 4cm long
perigynia up to 9mm long, 4mm thick, yellow–brown, membranous
culms to 1m high
often in sandy, acidic soils
only rarely occurring with Carex hystericina
bottom spikes less drooping than Carex hystericina
flowers from May to July
native

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