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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex billingsii (O.W. Knight) C.D. Kirschbaum. Common name: Billings’s Sedge. Habitat: Wet, boggy areas. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and ON south to s. NJ (Ocean County), ne. PA, and MI.

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Section: [26m] Section 9 Glareosae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Kirschbaum (2007) and Maguilla et al. (2015) for support for species status of this taxon.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, Mi, NE, NY, POWO, Kirschbaum (2007), Maguilla et al (2015); = Carex trisperma Dewey var. billingsii O.W.Knight — C, F, FNA23, G, NS, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = n/a — Pa. Basionym: Carex trisperma Dewey var. billingsii O.W.Knight 1906

Links to other floras: = Carex trisperma var. billingsii - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Carex billingsii© Steven Daniel, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steven Daniel source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex billingsii© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
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image #4 of Carex billingsii© Nate Martineau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Martineau source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Carex billingsii© Nate Martineau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Martineau source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Carex billingsii© Nate Martineau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Martineau source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Carex billingsii© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Douglas Goldman source CC-BY-SA | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Carex billingsii© Alex Graeff, all rights reserved, uploaded by Alex Graeff source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Carex billingsii© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Carex billingsii© Nate Martineau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Martineau source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Carex billingsii© Samuel Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Brinker source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Carex billingsii© Alex Graeff, all rights reserved, uploaded by Alex Graeff source | Original Image ⭷
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