Carex edwardsiana E.L. Bridges & Orzell. Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae. Common name: Edwards Plateau Sedge. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Ravine slopes over calcareous substrates. Distribution: Nearly endemic to the Edwards Plateau, but edging into the Blackland Prairie region.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, FNA23, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO. Basionym: Carex edwardsiana E.L.Bridges & Orzell 1989
Links to other floras: = Carex edwardsiana - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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