Carex argyrantha Tuckerman. Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales. Common name: Silvery-flowered Sedge, Hay Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Grassy balds, mountain meadows, dry-mesic to dry forests, woodlands, clearings, and outcrops. Distribution: NB west to ON, south to w. NC, e. TN (Unicoi County), and OH.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tn, Va, W; = n/a — Tat; ? Carex aenea Fernald, misapplied. Basionym: Carex argyrantha Tuck. 1860
Links to other floras: = Carex argyrantha - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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