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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex atherodes Sprengel. Common name: Awned Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Marl fens, bottomland prairies, wet meadows, marshes. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to NY, n. VA, n. WV, MO, CO, UT, and OR.

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Section: [26pp] Section 29 Carex.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex atherodes Spreng. 1826

Links to other floras: = Carex atherodes - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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