Carex leptalea Wahlenberg var. harperi (Fernald) Weatherby & Griscom. Section: [26mmm] Section 46 Leptocephalae. Common name: Harper’s Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bogs, seeps, blackwater bottomlands, usually in saturated conditions with Sphagnum spp. Distribution: NJ south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX, inland in the interior to IN and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Var. harperi is considered to differ from the typic variety in its larger perigynia, larger spikes, more aristate pistillate scales, and more southern range; it needs additional study.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, G, Tat, Va; = Carex harperi Fernald — (basionym); = Carex leptalea Wahlenb. ssp. harperi (Fernald) W.Stone — ETx1, FNA23, K4, POWO; < Carex leptalea Wahlenb. — Ar, C, GrPl, GW1, NS, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, W, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935)
Links to other floras: = Carex leptalea ssp. harperi - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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