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Carex digitalis Willdenow var. floridana (L.H. Bailey) Naczi & Bryson. Section: [26dd] Section 21 Careyanae. Common name: Southern Slender Woodland Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Rich forests. Distribution: VA south to FL, west to TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Perhaps warranting species rank (C. Bryson, pers. comm., 2019). Naczi (1999b) reported a chromosome number of n = 24.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, K4, POWO, Va; = Carex digitalis Willd. var. asymmetrica Fernald — F, NS; < Carex digitalis Willd. — C, G, RAB, S, Tx, W, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); Carex laxiculmis Schweinitz var. floridana L.H. Bailey. Basionym: Carex laxiculmis Schwein. var. floridana L.H.Bailey 1889

Links to other floras: = Carex digitalis var. floridana - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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