Carex foenea Willdenow. Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales. Common name: Hay Sedge. Habitat: Dry woodlands. Distribution: NL (Labrador) and NL (Newfoundland) west to YT, south to CT, NY, s. NJ, PA, MI, and ID.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA23, GrPl, K4, Mi, NE, NSProv, NY, Pa, POWO; > Carex aenea Fernald — F, GrPl, Mackenzie (1931-1935); > Carex foenea Willd. — Mackenzie (1931-1935); < Carex siccata Dewey — G, misapplied. Basionym: Carex foenea Willd. 1809
Links to other floras: = Carex foenea - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: UPL
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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