Missouri Department of Conservation


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Summary information for BROADWING SEDGE

Common Name
BROADWING SEDGE
Scientific Name
CAREX ALATA
Status
STATE RANK S2S3, GLOBAL RANK G5
Primary Habitat
"Wetland - sinkhole pond"
Preferred Habitat
"Primarily associated with sinkhole ponds, swamps, sloughs, marshes, and bottomland forests. Is an indicator of good-quality sinkhole pond communities in the ozarks."
Distribution
"Are found in scattered locations in the Ozarks and Mississippi lowlands; are less common in the Mississippi lowlands *02*."
County List
BUTLER, CHRISTIAN, HOWELL, LACLEDE, OREGON, REYNOLDS, RIPLEY, SCOTT, SHANNON, STODDARD, TEXAS, WAYNE
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