FOIBIS

Species Details -
Carex atherodes Spreng.  

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
English names: Hairy-leaved Lake Sedge
Awned Sedge
French names:
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Liliopsida
Order:   Cyperales
Family:   Cyperaceae
OPL Code: SCARAT
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 4.2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
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: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
23044
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S4S5
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
Bayer Codes
CRXAT
 


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