Carex lucorum Willdenow ex Link. Section: [26bbb] Section 39 Acrocystis. Northern Woodland Sedge. Phen: May-early Jul. Hab: Moist forests. Dist: NB west to MN, south to MD (Cecil County; C. Frye, pers. comm. based on specimen at DOV), DE (Knapp et al. 2011), and PA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Poindexter & Naczi (2014); = Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link ssp. lucorum – NE; = Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link var. lucorum – FNA23, K1, K3, Pa, Rettig (1989a); = n/a – Tat; < Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link – C, Il, Mi, NY, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935); < Carex pensylvanica Lam. – W; < Carex pensylvanica Lam. var. distans Peck – F, G, the name misapplied as to our plants)
Links to other floras: = Carex lucorum var. lucorum - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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