Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Carex sparganioides, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced1 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	Muhl. ex Willd.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 4: 237 (1805)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1805	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Bur-reed sedge	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Family common name	Sedge family	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	22 cm	22.25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 66, 92, 925	Differs from sources
Flower color	empty	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Foliage color	empty	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Foliage texture	empty	coarse · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Fruit color	empty	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Growth rate	empty	Moderate · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Phenology
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 51 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 925	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	empty	25 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Other
Salt tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	Deep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record

Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd., 1805 12% complete

Bur-reed sedge

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