Carex granularis, the limestone meadow sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Canada and the United States east of the Rockies.[2][1] As its common name suggests, it prefers wet areas and can tolerate alkaline conditions.[2]

Carex granularis
At the Conococheague Institute, Pennsylvania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. granularis
Binomial name
Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd.
Synonyms[1]
List Carex chalaros Steud. Carex granularis var. haleana (Olney) Porter Carex granularis var. shriveri Britton Carex haleana Olney Carex rectior Mack. Carex shriveri (Britton) Britton Deweya granularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.

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