Carex mitchelliana M.A. Curtis. Section: [26r] Section 13 Phacocystis. Common name: Mitchell's Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Swampy woodlands and forests, seeps. Distribution: Se. MA, c. NY, nw. PA, and ne. OH south south to e. GA, Panhandle FL, s. AL, and c. MS. This species has a scattered distribution throughout its range, and is apparently rare.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Bruederle, Fairbrothers, & Hanks (1989) and Bruederle (1999) provide additional information about this species. Allozyme studies suggest that C. mitchelliana is less closely related to C. gynandra, C. crinita var. crinita, and C. crinita var. brevicrinis than they are to one another.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA23, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, S, Tat, Tn, Va, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935), (basionym); = Carex crinita Lam. var. mitchelliana (M.A.Curtis) Gleason — G, GW1, RAB; < Carex crinita Lam. — W
Links to other floras: = Carex mitchelliana - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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