Carex typhina Michaux. Section: [26uu] Section 34 Squarrosae. Common name: Cattail Sedge. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Bottomland forests, swamp forests. Distribution: ME and QC west to WI and se. MN, south to GA, Panhandle FL, and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935), (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Carex typhina - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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