Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torrey. Section: [26bbb] Section 39 Acrocystis. Emmons’s Sedge. Phen: Apr-May. Hab: Longleaf pine sandhills, maritime forests, wet pine flatwoods, mesic or dry upland forests, sandy woodlands. Dist: NS west to ON and WI, south to SC, GA, AL, MS, and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, Il, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W; = Carex albicans Willd. ex Spreng. – Mackenzie (1931-1935), misapplied; = Carex albicans Willd. ex Spreng. var. emmonsii (Dewey ex Torr.) Rettig – C, FNA23, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, Rettig (1989a); = Carex nigro-marginata Schwein. var. minor (Boott) Gleason – G; < Carex varia Muhl. ex Willd. – S
Links to other floras: = Carex albicans var. emmonsii - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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