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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex alata Torrey. Common name: Broad-winged Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bottomland forests, beaver ponds, oligohaline tidal marshes, other freshwater marshes, depression ponds. Distribution: NH, MI, and MO south to c. peninsular FL and TX.

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Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3; < Carex alata Torr. — S; Carex alata Torr. Basionym: Carex alata Torr. 1836

Links to other floras: = Carex alata - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Carex alata© Paul Marcum source
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image #5 of Carex alata© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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