Carex michauxiana Boeckeler. Common name: Michaux's Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Bog, seep, usually in Sphagnum. Distribution: NL (Labrador) and MB south to MA, n. MI, n. WI, n. MN, and SK; disjunct in w. MD.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Closely related to an e. Asian species.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, POWO, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex michauxiana Boeckeler 1877 "Urbasionym:" Carex rostrata Stokes 1787
Links to other floras: = Carex michauxiana - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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