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not marked as a favorite taxon Carex pallescens Linnaeus. Common name: Pale Sedge. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Grassy balds at high elevations, other grassy openings. Distribution: Circumboreal (in ne. North America and n. Eurasia); in North America ranging from NL (Newfoundland), QC, and MN, south to w. NC, e. TN, and MI. C. pallescens is reported to occur on Big Bald, Unicoi County, TN, immediately adjacent to the NC line (Churchill et al. 1992).

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Section: [26ii] Section 24 Porocystis.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA23, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = n/a — RAB; > Carex pallescens L. var. neogaea Fernald — F. Basionym: Carex pallescens L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Carex pallescens - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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