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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex normalis Mackenzie. Common name: Greater Straw Sedge. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Mesic to wet forests, moist prairies, marshes, seeps. Distribution: ME, QC, and ON south to GA and AR.

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Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Rothrock, Reznicek, & Hipp (2009). Basionym: Carex normalis Mack. 1910 "Urbasionym:" Carex mirabilis Host 1809

Links to other floras: = Carex normalis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Carex normalis© Paul Marcum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Marcum source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex normalis© Paul Marcum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Marcum source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex normalis© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Carex normalis© Shaun Pogacnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shaun Pogacnik source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Carex normalis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Carex normalis© Shaun Pogacnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shaun Pogacnik source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Carex normalis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Carex normalis© Nathan Aaron | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Carex normalis© Nathan Aaron | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Carex normalis© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Carex normalis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Carex normalis© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Carex normalis© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Carex normalis© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Carex normalis© Shaun Pogacnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shaun Pogacnik source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Carex normalis© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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