Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Sprengel. Section: [26ff] Section 23a Hymenochlaenae. Common name: Sprengel's Sedge, Long-beaked Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Calcareous forests, woodlands, outcrops, prairies, rich woods and alluvial areas. Distribution: QC west to AK, south to n. NJ, e. PA (Rhoads & Block 2007), n. DE (historical, New Castle Co.; B. McAvoy, pers. comm.), OH, IN, IL, MO, and NM.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Spreng. 1826
Links to other floras: = Carex sprengelii - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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