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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex tetrastachya Scheele. Common name: Four-angle Sedge. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Wet prairies and swamps over calcareous substrates. Distribution: Sc. KS and OK south to LA and s. TX.

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Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA23, K4, NcTx, POWO; = Carex brittoniana L.H.Bailey — GrPl, NS, Tx. Basionym: Carex tetrastachya Scheele 1849

Links to other floras: = Carex tetrastachya - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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