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Cyperaceae
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not marked as a favorite taxon Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willdenow. Common name: Eastern Few-fruited Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Rich forests, over calcareous or mafic rocks. Distribution: MA west to MN, south to FL and TX. C. oligocarpa sensu stricto is in SC (P. McMillan, pers. comm., specimen at CLEMS).

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Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W; = Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willd. var. oligocarpa — Ward (2012a); < Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willd. — RAB, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willd. 1805

Links to other floras: = Carex oligocarpa - FNA23

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image #1 of Carex oligocarpa© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex oligocarpa© Nathan Aaron, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nathan Aaron source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex oligocarpa© J. Kevin England, all rights reserved, uploaded by J. Kevin England source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Carex oligocarpa© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #6 of Carex oligocarpa© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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image #9 of Carex oligocarpa© Nathan Aaron, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nathan Aaron source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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image #11 of Carex oligocarpa© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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