Carex bebbii Olney ex Fernald. Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales. Common name: Bebb’s Sedge. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Calcareous and mafic wetlands, wet prairies. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland), NL (Labrador) and AK south to NJ, nw. VA (Big Meadows, VA; ID uncertain; Weakley, Ludwig, & Townsend 2012), OH, IN, IL, NE, CO, and OR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va. Basionym: Carex bebbii Olney ex Fernald 1902
Links to other floras: = Carex bebbii - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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