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Carex austrolucorum (J. Rettig) D.B. Poindexter & Naczi. Section: [26bbb] Section 39 Acrocystis. Common name: Appalachian Woodland Sedge. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Xeric to mesic wooded slopes, usually in oak forests and northern hardwood forests. Distribution: Sw. VA, s. WV, e. KY south to nw. SC, n. GA and ne. AL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Poindexter and Naczi (2014) for additional, more detailed information.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Poindexter & Naczi (2014); = Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link ssp. austrolucorum (Rettig) A.Haines; = Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link var. austrolucorum Rettig — FNA23, NS, Tn, Va, Rettig (1989a); < Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link — C, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935); < Carex pensylvanica Lam. — W; < Carex pensylvanica Lam. var. distans Peck — F, G, RAB, misapplied as to our plants. Basionym: Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link var. austrolucorum Rettig 1989

Links to other floras: = Carex lucorum var. austrolucorum - FNA23

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