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Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex radfordii L.L. Gaddy. Common name: Radford's Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Very nutrient-rich, moist cove forests in the Blue Ridge Escarpment region, over calcareous or mafic rocks (especially along the Brevard Fault). Distribution: Endemic to the Blue Ridge Escarpment of sw. NC, nw. SC, and ne. GA.

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Section: [26bb] Section 19 Laxiflorae.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Gaddy (1995) for additional information. Naczi (1999b) reported a different chromosome number for C. radfordii (n = 23) than for the related C. purpurifera (n = 17, 18, 19).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, NS, POWO; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Carex radfordii Gaddy 1995

Links to other floras: = Carex radfordii - FNA23

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