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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex bulbostylis Mackenzie. Common name: Globose Sedge. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, prairies, open meadows, especially in calcareous areas. Distribution: MS west to TX and OK; disjunct in sw. TN.

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Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: Reports for GA in Jones & Coile (1988) are based on misidentifications.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, Tn; = Carex amphibola Steud. var. globosa (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey; < Carex amphibola Steud. — Tx. Basionym: Carex bulbostylis Mack. 1915

Links to other floras: = Carex bulbostylis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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