Carex granularis

{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}

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| image = Carex granularis iNat-375797.jpg

| image_caption = At the Conococheague Institute, Pennsylvania

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Carex

| species = granularis

| authority = Muhl. ex Willd.

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| synonyms = {{Collapsible list|

• Carex chalaros {{small|Steud.}}
• Carex granularis var. haleana {{small|(Olney) Porter}}
• Carex granularis var. shriveri {{small|Britton}}
• Carex haleana {{small|Olney}}
• Carex rectior {{small|Mack.}}
• Carex shriveri {{small|(Britton) Britton}}
• Deweya granularis {{small|(Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.}}

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/limestone-meadow-sedge |title=Carex granularis (Limestone Meadow Sedge) |author= |date=2022 |website=MinnesotaWildflowers.info |publisher=Minnesota Wildflowers |access-date=15 August 2022 }}{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20008088-1 |title=Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd. |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=15 August 2022 }} As its common name suggests, it prefers wet areas and can tolerate alkaline conditions.