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not marked as a favorite taxon Carex buxbaumii Wahlenberg. Common name: Brown Bog Sedge, Buxbaum's Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bogs, fens, and seepages (especially over calcareous or mafic rocks, but also in very acid sites). Distribution: Circumboreal, in North America ranging from NL (Newfoundland) west to s. and w. AK, south to se. VA, w. NC, nw. SC, n. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), c. TN, KY, n. AR, CO, UT, and CA. Reported for South Carolina by Hill & Horn (1997) and Hill (1999).

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Section: [26s] Section 14 Racemosae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. 1803

Links to other floras: = Carex buxbaumii - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Carex buxbaumii© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex buxbaumii© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex buxbaumii© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Carex buxbaumii© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Carex buxbaumii© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #12 of Carex buxbaumii© Paul Marcum source
image #13 of Carex buxbaumii© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Carex buxbaumii© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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