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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex vestita Willdenow. Common name: Velvet Sedge. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Low forests, bogs, seepage swamps, wet clearings and depressions. Distribution: S. ME south to se. VA, sc. TN (historical), c. NC, and ne. AL (Dekalb Co.; Naczi 2891). See Ungberg (2022) for discussion of its occurrence in NC.

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Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA23, G, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex vestita Willd. 1805

Links to other floras: = Carex vestita - FNA23

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