Carex crus-corvi Shuttleworth ex Kunze. Common name: Crowfoot Sedge, Ravenfoot Sedge. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Swamp forests, especially over calcareous substrates. Distribution: Se. VA south to Panhandle FL, west to TX, north in the interior to IN, s. ON, MI, and MN.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NS, POWO, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); > Carex bayardii Fernald — F; > Carex crus-corvi Shuttlew. ex Kunze var. crus-corvi — F; > Carex crus-corvi Shuttlew. ex Kunze var. virginiana Fernald. Basionym: Carex crus-corvi Shuttlew. ex Kunze 1844
Links to other floras: = Carex crus-corvi - 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 ⓘ: 6
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