Carex haydenii Dewey. Section: [26r] Section 13 Phacocystis. Common name: Hayden’s Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Wet meadows, wet prairies, minerotrophic fens. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and QC west to SD, south to s. PA, MD (C. Frye, pers. comm., 2000), IL, and IA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex stricta Lam. var. decora L.H.Bailey — Tat. Basionym: Carex haydenii Dewey 1854
Links to other floras: = Carex haydenii - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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