| Accepted name: |
Carex atherodes Spreng. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Carex x mirata
-Carex aristata R. Br.
-Carex trichocarpa Muhlenb. ex Willd. var. aristata (R. Br.) L.H. Bailey
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| English names: |
Hairy-leaved Lake Sedge
Awned Sedge
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
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| OPL Code: |
SCARAT
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
4.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Grass used for animal feed. "Swamp hay" softened by rubbing and used as insoles for moccasins. Roots sometimes eaten by muskrats(*18)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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