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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