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Carex ruthii Mackenzie. Section: [26o] Section 11 Stellulatae. Common name: Ruth's Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Seepage areas, in forest or open areas. Distribution: A Southern Appalachian endemic: sw. VA south through w. NC and e. TN to nw. SC and n. GA.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, S, Tn, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex muricata L. var. ruthii (Mack.) Gleason — G, RAB; < Carex muricata L. — W; >< Carex muricata L. var. angustata Mack., misapplied. Basionym: Carex ruthii Mack. 1931

Links to other floras: = Carex ruthii - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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