Carex cryptolepis Mackenzie. Common name: Yellow Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Acid, boggy sites. Distribution: NL west to MN, south to NJ, NY, s. OH, c. IN, and ne. IL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, Mi, NS, NY, POWO, Derieg et al (2013), LeBlond et al (1994); < Carex cryptolepis Mack. — C, FNA23, G, Il, K4, NE, Pa; < Carex flava L. var. fertilis Peck — F. Basionym: Carex cryptolepis Mack. 1914
Links to other floras: < Carex cryptolepis - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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