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Carex planispicata Naczi. Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae. Common name: Flat-spiked Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Rich to fairly acid mesic forests, on slopes and floodplains. Distribution: C. NJ west to s. IN, se. MO, and se. OK, south to c. GA, s. MS, and se. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Naczi (1999a) for additional information.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K4, Mo1, NSProv, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va; = Carex amphibola Steud. var. rigida (L.H.Bailey) Fernald — F, Tat; = Carex grisea Wahlenb. var. rigida L.H.Bailey; < Carex amphibola Steud. — C, RAB, Tx. Basionym: Carex planispicata Naczi 1999

Links to other floras: = Carex planispicata - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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