Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Carex typhina, 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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Sourced3 Source not recorded9 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	Michx.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 169 (1803)	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	1803	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Cattail sedge	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Family common name	Sedge family	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	E. Canada to C. & E. U.S.A.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	43 cm	43 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 925	Sourced
Biological type	hemicryptophyte	hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 180 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 925	Sourced
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	medium · 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 · 181 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 925	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	empty	20 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 typhina Michx., 1803 14% complete

Cattail sedge

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