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§1 Plant

Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd.

vernacular awlfruit sedge — species · Cyperaceae

USDA
CAST5
GBIF
2725605
Rank
species
awlfruit sedge (Carex stipata)
Platephotograph · Chuck CantleyCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Graminoid
Duration
Perennial
Group
Monocot
Family
Cyperaceae Juss.
Genus
Carex
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
  • SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,081 counties across 46 states/territories
Legend Native · 1081 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
High
Salinity
Low
Anaerobic
High
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-38 °F minimum
Frost-free days
80 min.
Precipitation
12–50 in/yr
pH range
4.9–7.9
Root depth
8 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Bunch
Growth rate
Slow
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
3.5 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Green
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Spring
Seed abundance
Low
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
No
Propagation
seed, bare root, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Medium
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,081 counties across 46 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Alaska view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 6 N ▾
California view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 24 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 63 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 60 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 39 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 73 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 59 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 53 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 25 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 49 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 52 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 42 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 24 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 67 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 8 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 24 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 70 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 32 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 67 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 5 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CAST5 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2725605 ↗

Record version

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