Carex leavenworthii Dewey. Common name: Leavenworth’s Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Dry forests, especially in sandy soils. Distribution: NY, ON, and NE south to Panhandle FL and TX. Reported for DE (Longbottom, Naczi, & Knapp 2016), and considered "likely non-native" there.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935); < Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd. — WH3. Basionym: Carex leavenworthii Dewey 1846
Links to other floras: = Carex leavenworthii - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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