Carex ouachitana Kral, Manhart, & Bryson. Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae. Common name: Ouachita Mountain Sedge. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic slope and ridge forests. Distribution: Disjunct in nc. TN and sc. KY from the Interior Highlands of w. AR and e. OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Kral, Manhart, & Bryson (1987) for detailed information.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, Tn, Kral, Manhart, & Bryson (1987); < Carex hitchcockiana Dewey — C. Basionym: Carex ouachitana Kral, Manhart, & Bryson 1987
Links to other floras: = Carex ouachitana - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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