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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon *Carex leporina Linnaeus. Common name: Egg-bracted Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Grassy balds, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia, and the west coast of North America. Known to range in North America from Newfoundland and Labrador (Newfoundland) and New York south to w. North Carolina and ne. Tennessee.

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Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, G, K4, NSProv, POWO, misapplied; = n/a — S; >< Carex aenea Fernald — RAB, misapplied (based on misidentified material); > Carex leporina L. — NS; > Carex ovalis Gooden. — FNA23, K1, NE, NS, Pa, Tn; ? Carex tracyi Mack. Basionym: Carex leporina L. 1753

Links to other floras: > Carex ovalis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
  • Midwest: FAC (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Carex leporina© Joe Potter Butler, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Joe Potter Butler source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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