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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex misera Buckley. Common name: Wretched Sedge. Phenology: Jun. Habitat: Moderate to high elevation cliffs and rock outcrops. Distribution: A Southern Blue Ridge endemic: nw. NC and w. TN south to ne. GA (Rabun County) and nw. SC. Discovered for SC in 2022 (S. Tessel, pers.comm. 2022).

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Section: [26ff] Section 23b Hymenochlaenae.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Schell & Waterway (1992) discussed interesting geographic patterns of allozyme diversity in this narrowly endemic species.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, S, Tn, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex juncea Willd., apparently misapplied. Basionym: Carex misera Buckley 1843

Links to other floras: = Carex misera - FNA23

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Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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