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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex ouachitana Kral, Manhart, & Bryson. Common name: Ouachita Mountain Sedge. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic slope and ridge forests. Distribution: Disjunct in nc. TN and sc. KY from the Interior Highlands of w. AR and e. OK.

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Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Kral, Manhart, & Bryson (1987) for detailed information.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, Tn, Kral, Manhart, & Bryson (1987); < Carex hitchcockiana Dewey — C. Basionym: Carex ouachitana Kral, Manhart, & Bryson 1987

Links to other floras: = Carex ouachitana - FNA23

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Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #10 of Carex ouachitana© Jennifer Ogle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jennifer Ogle source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
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