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Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex lupuliformis Sartwell ex Dewey. Common name: Umbo Sedge, False Hop Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Wet forests, floodplain pools, blackwater, tidal, and brownwater swamps, riverbanks, especially in or around seasonal ponded areas, maybe especially associated with alkaline areas. Distribution: VT and QC west to se. WI, south to s. FL and e. TX.

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Section: [26rr] Section 31 Lupulinae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Material in FL and nearby areas is actually all a form of Carex lupulina (É. Lacroix, pers.comm. 2024).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); Carex lupulina var. polystachya; < Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. — GW1, Tx. Basionym: Carex lupuliformis Sartwell ex Dewey 1850 "Urbasionym:" Carex lupulina var. polystachya 1825

Links to other floras: = Carex lupuliformis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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