Carex pensylvanica

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DERIVATION

Carex	- Classic Latin name
pensylvanica	- Variant of pennsylvanica, meaning of or from Pennsylvania

FAMILY

Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) Other Plants in the Sedge Family

HABIT

Grass/sedge

RANGE

E United States, E Canada

FLOWERS

Brown (Light brown)

HARDINESS

USDA Zone 4 (Coldest zone where hardy)

SOIL

Well-drained, acidic but cation-rich, sandy, rocky, and loamy

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Sun

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS

Steppe Plant Collection

COMMON NAME(S)

Pennsylvania Sedge

Location Map for Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge) - 5 Map Locations Found
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Individual Location for Carex pensylvanica:
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Key

Accession
Number

Year

Location

1	091444*1	2009	Rock Alpine Garden
2	091444*2	2009	Rock Alpine Garden
3	091444*3	2009	Woodland Mosaic
4	192097*1	2019	Mordecai Childrens G
5	211956*1	2021	CHAT, Sinnamon Center

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FLOWERING:
When Carex pensylvanica has been observed flowering
at Denver Botanic Gardens

2012

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