Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii

Pistillate scales 2.5-3.6 × 1.6-2 mm. Perigynia 5-9-veined or veinless adaxially, 3-4.2 × 2-2.6(-3) mm; beak 0.8-1.2 mm.

Fruiting late spring-early summer. Dry grasslands, open forests, commonly on sand; 10-300 m; Ont., Que.; Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam

Frequent to common in the lake area in dry sandy fallow fields and open oak woods and on dunes; occasional in southern Indiana.

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Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = 5

Wetland Indicator Status: N/A