CAREX PALLESCENS L. Pale Sedge FAMILY: Cyperaceae.

HABIT: Tufted perennial from a short, upright rootstalk with short, slender stolons, fertile culms 2-6 dm.; fruiting June, July. SIMILAR SPECIES: In general appearance very similar to other members of the Section Virescentes, especially C. caroliniana which occurs in similar habitats. C. pallescens,...

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Newfoundland
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Summary:HABIT: Tufted perennial from a short, upright rootstalk with short, slender stolons, fertile culms 2-6 dm.; fruiting June, July. SIMILAR SPECIES: In general appearance very similar to other members of the Section Virescentes, especially C. caroliniana which occurs in similar habitats. C. pallescens, however, is the only member of this section with the terminal spikelet entirely staminate. TOTAL RANGE: Newfoundland to WI, s. to NJ and OH. STATE RANGE (as of 2008): There are post-1980 records from Ashtabula, Geauga

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