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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex lacustris Willdenow. Common name: Lakeshore Sedge, Lakeside Sedge. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Calcareous spring marshes, freshwater to oligohaline tidal marshes. Distribution: QC west to SK, south to e. VA, w. VA, and NE. Rejected from the TN flora (Tennessee Flora Committee 2015).

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Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex lacustris Willd. var. lacustris — G; = Carex riparia Curtis var. lacustris (Willd.) Kük. — Tat. Basionym: Carex lacustris Willd. 1805

Links to other floras: = Carex lacustris - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Carex lacustris© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex lacustris© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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image #6 of Carex lacustris© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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image #11 of Carex lacustris© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Carex lacustris© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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