Carex disperma Dewey. Section: [26e] Section 4.1 Dispermae. 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.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa
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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