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| Photos
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below. |
| Botanical name: |
Carex barrattii Schwein.
& Torr. |
| Common
name: |
Barrett's
sedge
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| Synonomy |
n/a
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| Group: |
Monocot
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| Family: |
Cyperaceae
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| Growth
Type: |
Graminoid
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| Duration: |
Perennial
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| Plant
height: |
1
to 3 feet tall, with narrow (2 to 4 mm wide) pale
bluish-green leaves that grow from tufts .
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| Flower
color: |
Rarely
produces flowers, but when it does, they are darkish purple flower
spikes.
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| Flowering/fruiting time |
flowers
April
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| Habitat: |
peaty
swamps, pinelands and wet woods
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| Range
in
New Jersey: |
Coastal
plain
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| Heritage ranking, if any |
S4, listed Pinelands plant |
| Distribution |
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| Misc.: |
USDA
lists as an obligate wetland species, i.e., Occurs almost
always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands.
Named in honor of Joseph Barrattii, 1796-1882.
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