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not marked as a favorite taxon Carex austrina Mackenzie. Common name: Southern Sedge. Phenology: May. Habitat: Dry calcareous prairies, meadows, and forests, also roadsides, apparently introduced eastwards with hay and/or seed mixes used for erosion control. Distribution: Native from IA and NE south to LA and TX; more eastern occurrences are at least in part introduced. First reported for areas east of the Mississippi by Bryson et al. (1996). Reported for DE (Longbottom, Naczi, & Knapp 2016).

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Section: [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, F, FNA23, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NS, POWO, Tn, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex muhlenbergii Kunth ex Boott var. australis Olney — C, G, GrPl; = Carex muhlenbergii Kunth ex Boott var. austrina Small; = n/a — RAB, Tat; < Carex muhlenbergii Kunth ex Boott — S, Tx. Basionym: Carex austrina Mack. 1907

Links to other floras: = Carex austrina - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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