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Carex gigantea Rudge. Section: [26rr] Section 31 Lupulinae. Giant Sedge. Phen: May-Aug. Hab: Swamps, bottomland forests, cypress depressions. Dist: DE south to s. FL, west to e. TX, north in the interior to nw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), IN and OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935)
Links to other floras: = Carex gigantea - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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