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Carex radiata (Wahlenberg) Small. Section: [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin. Common name: Eastern Star Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Mesic to wet-mesic forests. Distribution: NS west to MB, south to SC, AL, LA, and OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FNA23, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va; = Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. — F, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935), misapplied; < Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. — G, GrPl, RAB, Tat, W. Basionym: Carex stellulata Gooden. var. radiata Wahlenb. 1803

Links to other floras: = Carex radiata - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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Height: to 2 ft

plant sale text: This lovely evergreen sedges is found in mesic to moist woodlands, bottom lands and forest slopes. It grows in clumps that can eventually be divided. Eastern Star Sedge does not like dry soil, so plant in a space where the soil retains some moisture, especially in the summer.

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native range: Eastern to central North America



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