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Carex albursina E. Sheldon. Section: [26bb] Section 19 Laxiflorae. Common name: White Bear Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Nutrient-rich cove forests (and less commonly in drier forests), over mafic or calcareous rocks. Rich mesic forests further northward. Distribution: VT and s. QC west to MN, south to SC (P. McMillan pers. comm. 2003, specimen at CLEMS), nw. GA, MS (Dorey & Bryson 2016), ne. AL (S. Ward, pers. obs. 2022), and AR.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Naczi (1999b) reports a chromosome number of n = 22.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex laxiflora Lam. var. latifolia Boott — G. Basionym: Carex albursina E.Sheld. 1893 "Urbasionym:" Carex laxiflora Lam. var. latifolia Boott 1858

Links to other floras: = Carex albursina - FNA23

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