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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex aestivaliformis Mackenzie. Habitat: High-elevation wet meadows, sphagnous beaver wetlands (TN, VA), upland submesic forests (GA, TN). Distribution: The distribution is unclear, because of variable treatment in the past.

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Section: [26ff] Section 23b Hymenochlaenae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Considered by some to be a hybrid (of C. aestivalis × gracillima), but with little known documentation or evidence for or against its alleged hybrid status; further study is needed.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, G, K4, Tn, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex ×aestivaliformis Mack. — F, FNA23, NS, POWO; = Carex aestivalis × gracillima — NY; = n/a — Pa, Tat. Basionym: Carex aestivaliformis Mack. 1910

Links to other floras: = Carex ×aestivaliformis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
  • Midwest: FAC (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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