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Carex lacustris Willdenow. Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae. Common name: Lakeshore Sedge, Lakeside Sedge. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Calcareous spring marshes, freshwater to oligohaline tidal marshes. Distribution: QC west to SK, south to e. VA, w. VA, and NE. Rejected from the TN flora (Tennessee Flora Committee 2015).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = C, Can, F, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex lacustris Willd. var. lacustris — G; = Carex riparia Curtis var. lacustris (Willd.) Kük. — Tat

Links to other floras: = Carex lacustris - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily : 8

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