Carex hyalinolepis Steudel. Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae. Common name: Shoreline Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Jun (-Jul). Habitat: Tidal marshes, tidal and nontidal swamp forests. Distribution: NJ south to Panhandle FL, west to TX, north in the interior to KS and NE; disjunct around the Great Lakes in MI, IN, and s. ON.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA23, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NS, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex hyalinolepsis — GW1, misspelling; = Carex lacustris Willd. var. laxiflora Dewey — G; = n/a — Tat; >< Carex riparia Curtis, misapplied. Basionym: Carex hyalinolepis Steud. 1855
Links to other floras: = Carex hyalinolepis - 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 ⓘ: 7
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