Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph. Wood. Section: [26b] Section 2 Heleoglochin. Common name: Prairie Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Calcareous fens and spring marshes, wet prairies, marshes, bottomlands. Distribution: QC west to YT, south to NJ, w. VA, OH, NE, MT, and BC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph.Wood 1845
Links to other floras: = Carex prairea - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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