Carex arkansana (L.H. Bailey) L.H. Bailey. Section: [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin. Common name: Arkansas Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bottomland forests, other wet forests and damp prairies, oak flatwoods, (in VA) in seasonally wet meadow in former railroad yard. Distribution: Native range from s. IL, n. MO, and e. KS south through AR and OK to e. TX. See Simmons, Strong, & Parrish (2008) for additional information on the Virginia occurrence.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NS, POWO; = n/a — C. Basionym: Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. var. arkansana L.H.Bailey 1888
Links to other floras: = Carex arkansana - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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