Carex allegheniensis Mackenzie. Section: [26ff] Section 23c Hymenochlaenae. Allegheny Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Swamps, bogs, streamhead pocosins, other moist to wet habitats, boggy pools in floodplains. Dist: Primarily from PA south to n. GA, mostly in the Appalachian Mountains; scattered reports more broadly need additional evaluation.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = S, Tn, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex debilis Michx. var. pubera A.Gray – C, G, RAB; = n/a – Il; < Carex debilis Michx. – GW1, Tat, W; > Carex debilis Michx. var. intercursa Fernald – F, K1; > Carex debilis Michx. var. pubera A.Gray – F, K1; < Carex debilis Michx. var. rudgei L.H.Bailey – FNA23, K4, Mi, NY, Pa
Links to other floras: < Carex debilis var. rudgei - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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