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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex disperma Dewey. Common name: Soft-leaved Sedge. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Bogs, acidic swamps. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to n. NJ, c. PA, n. OH, n. IN, ne. IL, MN, SD, NM, AZ, and CA.

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Section: [26e] Section 4.1 Dispermae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO. Basionym: Carex disperma Dewey 1824

Links to other floras: = Carex disperma - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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