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Carex grisea Wahlenberg. Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae. Inflated Narrowleaf Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Well-drained floodplain forests, other mesic to dry-mesic forests, especially over base-rich substrates. Dist: NB west to MN and SD, south to VA, TN, MS, LA, and TX. {habitats, distribution and abundance in our area needing additional herbarium investigation}
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va; = Carex amphibola Steud. var. turgida Fernald – GrPl; < Carex amphibola Steud. – C, GW1, Tx; < Carex grisea Wahlenb. – G, RAB, S, Tat, Mackenzie (1931-1935)
Links to other floras: = Carex grisea - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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