Carex sparganioides Muhlenberg ex Willdenow. Section: [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin. Bur-reed sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Dry to moist, usually nutrient-rich forests. Dist: ME, ON, MN, and SD south to GA, AR, and KS.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Records entangled with C. aggregata.
Synonymy: = Ar, F, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. var. sparganioides – C, G; < Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. – RAB, Tat
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ?: 4
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