Carex backii F. Boott. Section: [26kkk] Section 44 Phyllostachyae. Common name: Back's Sedge. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Rocky woodlands and forests, cliff bases. Distribution: QC west to BC, south to NJ, PA, IA, and CO. Historic in our area (NJ, PA). Occurring further north in a few scattered areas of central NY, but otherwise no longer considered extant in our flora region.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Catling, Reznicek, & Crins (1993). Basionym: Carex backii Boott 1839
Links to other floras: = Carex backii - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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