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§1 Plant

Carex utriculata Boott

vernacular Northwest Territory sedge — species · Cyperaceae

USDA
CAUT
GBIF
2726268
Rank
species
Northwest Territory sedge (Carex utriculata)
Platephotograph · SusanCC 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

· 494 counties across 32 states/territories
Legend Native · 494 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

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

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-43 °F minimum
Frost-free days
100 min.
Precipitation
18–60 in/yr
pH range
5.7–7.7
Root depth
8 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
3.5 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
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 Summer
Seed abundance
Low
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Summer
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
Yes
Propagation
seed, bare root, sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Contracting Only
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 494 counties across 32 states/territories.

Alaska view state ↗ 19 N ▾
California view state ↗ 29 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 35 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 47 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 39 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 28 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 30 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 24 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 25 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 57 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 18 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/CAUT ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/2726268 ↗

Record version

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