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Carex crawei

Carex crawei
Carex crawei.jpg
Showing characteristic long rhizomes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Granulares
Species: C. crawei
Binomial name
Carex crawei
Dewey

Carex crawei, commonly called Crawe's sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in the United States and Canada. Though widespread, it has a patchy distribution and is generally rare throughout its range. It is found in wet calcareous areas, usually associated with flat limestone outcrops or gravels. It is usually found in high quality natural habitats.

It is a rhizomatous perennial that flowers in early spring.


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