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Carex straminea Willdenow ex Schkuhr. Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales. Straw Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Pools in river scours, fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, other wetlands, wet oak savannas. Dist: MA west to WI, south to NC, KY, and MO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, FNA23, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, Va; = Carex straminea Willd. ex Schkuhr var. straminea – C, G; = n/a – RAB; ? Carex richii (Fernald) Mack. – Tat, Mackenzie (1931-1935)

Links to other floras: = Carex straminea - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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