Carex eburnea F. Boott. Section: [26ggg] Section 43 Albae. Common name: Ebony Sedge, Bristleleaf Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Aug. Habitat: Calcareous cliffs, bluffs, and outcrops, westwards also in calcareous woodlands. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, south to w. VA, w. NC, nw. SC, c. AL, n. AR, NE, s. AB, and s. BC; early reports of this species from TX are referable to C. mckittrickensis P.W. Ball.

ID notes: Locally abundant on limestone bluffs, easily recognized vegetatively by its wiry stems and leaves (ca. 0.5 mm wide).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex eburnea Boott 1839

Links to other floras: = Carex eburnea - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 7