Carex bullata Schkuhr ex Willdenow var. bullata . Section: [26qq] Section 30 Vesicariae. Common name: Button Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bogs, seeps, depression swamps, usually in very acidic settings. Distribution: MA south to sw. NC; disjunct westwards in c. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Poindexter & Weakley (2018b) for detailed discussion.
Synonymy ⓘ: = G, K4, Poindexter & Weakley (2018b) in Weakley et al (2018a); < Carex bullata Schkuhr ex Willd. — Ar, C, F, FNA23, GW1, NE, NS, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tn, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex bullata Schkuhr ex Willd. 1805
Links to other floras: < Carex bullata - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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