L48 (N), Ak (N), Can (N)PlantaeSpecies

Wheat Sedge

Carex atherodes

Spreng.

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Cyperales

Family

Cyperaceae

Sedge family

Genus

Carex

Species

Carex atherodes

Lifecycle & Ecology

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Graminoid

Active Growth

Spring And Summer

EdibleNo

US Distribution

Found in 29 states

Present

Not Present

Distribution Details

State T&E Status

In (E), Me (E), Ny (E), Pa (E)

Also Known As

Carex atherodes f. glabraCarex atherodes var. longilanceolataCarex trichocarpa var. deweyiCarex atherodes f. imberbisCarex trichocarpa var. imberbisCarex atherodes var. kirschsteiniiCarex atherodes var. siegertianaCarex mirata var. minorCarex mirataCarex atherodes var. maximaCarex atherodes var. orthostachysCarex atherodes var. cujavicaCarex aristata var. longilanceolataCarex atherodes var. glabraCarex aristata var. subaristataCarex fuscifructusCarex aristata var. glabraCarex pergrandisCarex glaberrimaCarex trichocarpa var. laeviconicaCarex orthostachysCarex orthostachys var. spuriaCarex trichocarpa var. aristataCarex atherodes var. vix-vaginansCarex trichocarpa var. turbinata

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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