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*Carex acutiformis Ehrhart. Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae. Common name: Lesser Pond Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Marsh edges, wet fields. Distribution: Native of Eurasia (FNA, Kartesz 1999). Introduced in MD and NY.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA23, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, POWO; = n/a — Tat

Links to other floras: = Carex acutiformis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

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