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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex floridana Schweinitz. Common name: Florida Sedge. Phenology: (Feb-) Mar-May. Habitat: Mesic hammocks, dry hammocks, maritime forests. Distribution: S. NJ south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX. See McAvoy (2021) for discussion of the occurrence of this species in NJ, MD, DE, and VA.

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Section: [26bbb] Section 39 Acrocystis.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, S, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935), Sorrie et al (2011); = Carex nigromarginata Schwein. var. floridana (Schwein.) Kük. — Ar, ETx1, F, Mo1, RAB, Tx, WH3; = n/a — Tat; < Carex nigromarginata Schwein. — C. Basionym: Carex floridana Schwein. 1824

Links to other floras: = Carex floridana - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image #1 of Carex floridana© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex floridana© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex floridana© Alex de la Paz | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Carex floridana© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Carex floridana© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Carex floridana© 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 #8 of Carex floridana© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Carex floridana© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Carex floridana© 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 #13 of Carex floridana© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Carex floridana© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #18 of Carex floridana© Alex de la Paz | Original Image ⭷
image #20 of Carex floridana© Alex de la Paz | Original Image ⭷
image #22 of Carex floridana© Alex de la Paz | Original Image ⭷

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