Carex microdonta Torrey & Hooker. Section: [26cc] Section 20 Granulares. Little-tooth Sedge. Phen: Apr-Jul. Hab: Limestone glades, calcareous prairies, Jackson prairies (MS), limestone barrens, and dry Black Belt chalk prairies, including disturbed sites, where often locally dominant. Dist: AL and Panhandle FL west to MO, KS, OK, TX, NM, and AZ.
ID notes: Easily overlooked.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, GrPl, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, NcTx, S, Tx, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935)
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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