Carex hitchcockiana Dewey. Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae. Common name: Hitchcock’s Sedge. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Rich, moist to dry forests, especially over limestone, other calcareous, or mafic rocks. Distribution: MA west to MN, south to NC, sc. TN, and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = n/a — RAB, Tat. Basionym: Carex hitchcockiana Dewey 1826
Links to other floras: = Carex hitchcockiana - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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