Carex fumosimontana D. Estes. Section: [26r] Section 13 Phacocystis. Common name: Smoky Mountain Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Jul; Jul-Aug. Habitat: Seepages at high elevations. Distribution: Endemic to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Cocke and Sevier counties, TN, Swain County, NC), specifically Clingmans Dome, Mount LeConte, and Mount Guyot.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Estes (2013) for detailed information.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NS, POWO, Tn; = n/a — FNA23, RAB. Basionym: Carex fumosimontana D.Estes 2013
Links to other floras: = n/a - FNA23
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