Carex basiantha Steudel. Section: [26kkk] Section 44 Phyllostachyae. Common name: Southern Willdenow's Sedge, Widow Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Mesic forests, wet flats, and lower slopes, over calcareous rocks or sediments. Distribution: Se. NC south to n. peninsular FL, Panhandle FL, west to e. TX, and north to nw. GA, c. TN, and c. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, Tn, WH3; < Carex willdenovii — S, Tx, Catling, Reznicek, & Crins (1993), orthographic variant; < Carex willdenowii Schkuhr ex Willd. — RAB; < Carex willdenowii Schkuhr ex Willd. var. megarrhyncha Hermann; ? Carex willdenowii Schkuhr ex Willd. var. pauciflora Olney ex L.H.Bailey. Basionym: Carex basiantha Steud. 1855
Links to other floras: = Carex basiantha - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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