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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex tenax Chapman. Common name: Wiry Sedge. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Open white sands of longleaf pine sandhills. Distribution: Sc. NC south to Panhandle FL, west to MS; also in sw. LA and se. TX.

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Section: [26ll] Section 26 Hallerianae.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, RAB, Tx, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); ? Carex validior Mack. — S. Basionym: Carex tenax Chapm. 1855

Links to other floras: = Carex tenax - FNA23

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Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Carex tenax© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex tenax© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex tenax© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Carex tenax© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Carex tenax© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Carex tenax© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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