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Carex aestivaliformis Mackenzie. Section: [26ff] Section 23b Hymenochlaenae. Hab: High-elevation wet meadows, sphagnous beaver wetlands (TN, VA), upland submesic forests (GA, TN). Dist: The distribution is unclear, because of variable treatment in the past.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Considered by some to be a hybrid (of C. aestivalis × gracillima), but with little known documentation or evidence for or against its alleged hybrid status; further study is needed.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, G, K4, Tn, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex ×aestivaliformis – F, FNA23, K1, K3; = Carex aestivalis × gracillima – NY; = n/a – Pa, Tat
Links to other floras: = Carex ×aestivaliformis - FNA23
Show in key(s) | Show Carex section in key
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
- Midwest: FAC (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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