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Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex stricta Lamarck. Common name: Tussock Sedge, Upright Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Bog, sedge meadows, seep, swamps, depression pond, old beaver ponds. Distribution: QC and NS west to MB, south to GA, AL, MS, and TX.

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Section: [26r] Section 13 Phacocystis.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA23, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tn, Tx, Va, W; = Carex stricta Lam. var. stricta — G; > Carex stricta Lam. — S, Mackenzie (1931-1935); > Carex stricta Lam. var. stricta — F, Tat; > Carex stricta Lam. var. strictior (Dewey) Carey — F, Tat; > Carex strictior Dewey — S, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex stricta Lam. 1792

Links to other floras: = Carex stricta - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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native range: eastern & central North America



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