Carex billingsii (O.W. Knight) C.D. Kirschbaum. Section: [26m] Section 9 Glareosae. Common name: Billings’s Sedge. Habitat: Wet, boggy areas. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and ON south to s. NJ (Ocean County), ne. PA, and MI.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Kirschbaum (2007) and Maguilla et al. (2015) for support for species status of this taxon.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, Mi, NE, NY, POWO, Kirschbaum (2007), Maguilla et al (2015); = Carex trisperma Dewey var. billingsii O.W.Knight — C, F, FNA23, G, NS, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = n/a — Pa. Basionym: Carex trisperma Dewey var. billingsii O.W.Knight 1906
Links to other floras: = Carex trisperma var. billingsii - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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