Carex hyalinolepis Steudel. Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae. Shoreline Sedge. Phen: Apr-Jun (-Jul). Hab: Tidal marshes, tidal and nontidal swamp forests. Dist: NJ south to Panhandle FL, west to TX, north in the interior to KS and NE; disjunct around the Great Lakes in MI, IN, and s. ON.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA23, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex hyalinolepsis – GW1, misspelling; = Carex lacustris Willd. var. laxiflora Dewey – G; = n/a – Tat; >< Carex riparia Curtis, misapplied
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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 ⓘ: 7
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