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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex aggregata Mackenzie. Common name: Glomerate Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Mesic to submesic forests and woodlands, fields, roadsides, other disturbed areas, especially over calcareous substrates. Distribution: NY, ON, MN, and SD, south to nc. and nw. NC, TN, and OK.

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Section: [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin.

ID notes: Other useful characters include: culms relatively smooth; pistillate scales sharp-pointed, the tip reaching to about the base of the perigynium; and perigynia nerveless.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, F, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. var. aggregata (Mack.) Gleason — C, G; < Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. — RAB, Tat. Basionym: Carex aggregata Mack. 1910 "Urbasionym:" Carex agglomerata C.B.Clarke 1903

Links to other floras: = Carex aggregata - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Carex aggregata© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex aggregata© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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