Carex glaucodea Tuckerman ex Olney. Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae. Common name: Blue Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Prairies, upland woodlands, especially in hardpan situations with alternating wet and dry conditions. Distribution: MA and ON west to s. IN and MO, south to NC, sc. TN, and AR. {distribution and abundance needing additional herbarium investigation}
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Tn, Va; < Carex flaccosperma Dewey — C, GW1, RAB, Tx; < Carex flaccosperma Dewey var. glaucodea (Tuck. ex Olney) Kük. — F, NS; < Carex glaucodea Tuck. ex Olney — G, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex glaucodea Tuck. ex Olney 1868
Links to other floras: = Carex glaucodea - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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