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We've finished our 2024 fundraiser. Many thanks to those who have given! It's not too late to support us (click here)...

2024 has been a banner year for making the best flora we can imagine. We've created:

Keys with embedded images of diagnostic features
Clickable glossary terms with illustrated definitions
FloraQuest: Carolinas & Georgia mobile app
Heliophily and Wetland Statuses
Direct links to Flora of North America
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2 results for genus: Carex. section: [26ww] Section 36 Spirostachyae. More search options

Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution	Image
Cyperaceae	Carex distans		Disturbed areas.	Introduced in MD and PA; native of Eurasia.
Cyperaceae	Carex extensa	Long-bracted Sedge	Salt marshes, introduced around seaports.	Native of Europe.

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