Carex venusta Dewey. Section: [26ff] Section 23c Hymenochlaenae. Common name: Dark Green Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bay swamps, peat bogs, mossy wetlands, and other wet habitats. Distribution: Se. VA south to Panhandle FL, on the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = S, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex venusta Dewey var. venusta — C, F, G, NS; < Carex venusta Dewey — FNA23, GW1, K4, POWO, RAB, W, WH3; Carex venusta Dewey. Basionym: Carex venusta Dewey 1834
Links to other floras: < Carex venusta - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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