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|accepted_name=Carex squarrosa
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=2: 973. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Cyperaceae;Carex;Carex sect. Squarrosae;Carex squarrosa
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cyperaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Carex]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>section</small>[[Carex sect. Squarrosae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Carex squarrosa]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 23
|mention_page=page 516, 518, 520
|treatment_page=page 519
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>cespitose, short-rhizomatous. <b>Culms</b> 30–80 cm. <b>Leaves</b> 3–5.7 mm wide, glabrous. <b>Spikes</b> 1–2(–3), erect; lateral spikes, if present, usually pistillate; terminal spike gynecandrous; staminate portion 5–18 × 1–3.5 mm; pistillate portion ovate or oblong, 11–35 × 12–20 mm. <b>Pistillate</b> scales 3–4.5 × 0.5–1.1 mm, apex sharply acute or with short, scabrous awn, hidden by perigynia. <b>Staminate</b> scales 3.5–7.1 × 1–2 mm, apex acute, sharp or blunt. <b>Perigynia</b> widely radiating, the proximal reflexed, 5.8–9.7 × 1.9–3.3 mm, smooth; beak 2.1–3.8 mm, usually smooth. <b>Achenes</b> sides often flat, 2.3–3 × 1.1–1.4 mm, 1.9–2.5 times as long as wide; style persistent, sinuous. <b>2n</b> = 56.</span><!--

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|phenology=Fruiting summer.
|habitat=Wet woods, forest edges, meadows
|elevation=0–1000 m
|distribution=Ont.;Ala.;Ark.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Miss.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Pa.;S.C.;Tenn.;Va.;W.Va.
|discussion=<p><i>Carex squarrosa</i> and <i>C. typhina</i> are sympatric over much of the northern part of their ranges and occur in similar habitats. Some evidence suggests, however, that <i>C. squarrosa</i> occurs in slightly drier habitats than <i>C. typhina</i>.</p>
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name=Carex squarrosa
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=section
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Cyperaceae
|phenology=Fruiting summer.
|habitat=Wet woods, forest edges, meadows
|elevation=0–1000 m
|distribution=Ont.;Ala.;Ark.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Miss.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Pa.;S.C.;Tenn.;Va.;W.Va.
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=
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|genus=Carex
|section=Carex sect. Squarrosae
|species=Carex squarrosa
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