Carex pseudocyperus Linnaeus. Section: [26qq] Section 30 Vesicariae. Common name: Flatsedge Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Calcareous swamps and marshes. Distribution: NL west to AB, south to n. NJ, ne. and nw. PA, n. OH, n. IN, WI, MN, and SD; Eurasia, n. Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA23, Il, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO; = Carex pseudo-cyperus — F, G, GrPl, Mi. Basionym: Carex pseudocyperus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Carex pseudocyperus - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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