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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex flava Linnaeus. Common name: Yellow Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Calcareous fens and seeps. Distribution: Circumboreal, ranging south in North America to NJ, PA, IN, ID, and BC; disjunct in sw. VA (Giles County). First reported for VA by Wieboldt et al. (1998).

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Section: [26xx] Section 37 Ceratocystis.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA23, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Derieg et al (2013); > Carex flava L. var. flava — F, G; > Carex flava L. var. laxior (Kük.) Gleason — G. Basionym: Carex flava L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Carex flava - 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 flava© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex flava© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex flavaScott G. Ward, Carex flava (L), Carex viridula (R) | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Carex flava© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Carex flava© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Carex flava© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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