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Carex hyalinolepis Steudel. Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae. Common name: Shoreline Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Jun (-Jul). Habitat: Tidal marshes, tidal and nontidal swamp forests. Distribution: 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, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NS, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935), (basionym); = Carex hyalinolepsis — GW1, misspelling; = Carex lacustris Willd. var. laxiflora Dewey — G; = n/a — Tat; >< Carex riparia Curtis, misapplied

Links to other floras: = Carex hyalinolepis - 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 : 7

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