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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex glaucescens Elliott. Common name: Blue Sedge, Southern Waxy Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Blackwater swamps, pocosins, wet pine savannas, seepage bogs, depression ponds, pondcypress savannas, other acid and peaty situations. Distribution: E. MD south to c. peninsular FL, west to e. TX and se. OK (Buthod & Hoagland 2013); disjunct in nw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988) and c. TN.

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Section: [26x] Section 17a Glaucescentes.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); >< Carex grandis L.H.Bailey. Basionym: Carex glaucescens Elliott 1824

Links to other floras: = Carex glaucescens - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Carex glaucescens© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex glaucescens© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex glaucescens© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Carex glaucescens© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Carex glaucescens© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Carex glaucescens© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Carex glaucescens© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Carex glaucescens© Collectors SOS | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Carex glaucescens© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Carex glaucescens© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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native range: southeastern United States



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