Carex arctata W. Boott. Section: [26ff] Section 23c Hymenochlaenae. Common name: Black Sedge, Drooping Woodland Sedge. Habitat: Northern hardwood and spruce forests, bog edges, moist forests northwards in our region. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to MN, south to PA, w. VA, nw. NC (Long Hope Valley, Ashe County; Grandfather Mountain), and OH. First reported for VA (Highland County) by Fleming & Ludwig (1996).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Carex arctata W.Boott 1839
Links to other floras: = Carex arctata - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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