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Carex pellita ~ woolly sedge

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Characteristics:

OBL
Michigan C Value: 2
also known as Carex lanuginosa
wide variety of wetland habitats
very hairy perigynia
spreading by strong rhizomes
flat blades up to 5mm wide with distinct midvein
often has multiple staminate spikelets
culms often and rougher and more sharply 3–angled in Carex pellita than in C. lasiocarpa
flowers from April to mid–June
culms up to 1m high
native

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