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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex oligosperma Michaux. Common name: Few-seeded Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bogs, fens, and seeps at high elevations in the s. Appalachian mountains, abundant but local in temperate and boreal peatlands further northward. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to NT, south to CT, c. PA, n. OH, n. IN, WI, and MN; disjunct southwards at high elevations in ne. WV (Hardy County) and w. NC (Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, and Watauga counties).

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Section: [26qq] Section 30 Vesicariae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = n/a — RAB; > Carex oligosperma Michx. var. oligosperma. Basionym: Carex oligosperma Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Carex oligosperma - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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