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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex typhina Michaux. Common name: Cattail Sedge. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Bottomland forests, swamp forests. Distribution: ME and QC west to WI and se. MN, south to GA, Panhandle FL, and e. TX.

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Section: [26uu] Section 34 Squarrosae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex typhina Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Carex typhina - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image #1 of Carex typhina© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex typhina© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Carex typhina© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Carex typhina© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Carex typhina© Shaun Pogacnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shaun Pogacnik source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Carex typhina© Alaina Krakowiak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alaina Krakowiak source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Carex typhina© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Carex typhina© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Carex typhina© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Carex typhina© Shaun Pogacnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shaun Pogacnik source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Carex typhina© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Carex typhina© Shaun Pogacnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shaun Pogacnik source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Carex typhina© Shaun Pogacnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shaun Pogacnik source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Carex typhina© J. Kevin England, all rights reserved, uploaded by J. Kevin England source | Original Image ⭷
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image #18 of Carex typhina© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #19 of Carex typhina© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #20 of Carex typhina© Paul Marcum source
image #21 of Carex typhina© abelkinser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #22 of Carex typhina© J. Kevin England, all rights reserved, uploaded by J. Kevin England source | Original Image ⭷
image #23 of Carex typhina© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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