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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex stricta Lamarck. Common name: Tussock Sedge, Upright Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Bogs, sedge meadows, seeps, swamps, depression ponds, 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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image #1 of Carex stricta© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex stricta© Peter A. Greenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Peter A. Greenberg source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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image #6 of Carex stricta© Alex Graeff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alex Graeff source CC-BY-NC-ND, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Carex stricta© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Carex stricta© Derek Ziomber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Derek Ziomber source CC-BY-NC-SA, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Carex stricta© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Carex stricta© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Carex stricta© Peter A. Greenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Peter A. Greenberg source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Carex stricta© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Carex stricta© Steven Daniel, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steven Daniel source | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Carex stricta© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Carex stricta© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Carex stricta© naturalist charlie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by naturalist charlie source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #17 of Carex stricta© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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