Carex venusta Dewey. Section: [26ff] Section 23c Hymenochlaenae. Dark Green Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Bay swamps, peat bogs, mossy wetlands, and other wet habitats. Dist: Se. VA south to Panhandle FL, on the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = S, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex venusta Dewey var. venusta – C, F, G, K1; < Carex venusta Dewey – FNA23, GW1, K3, K4, RAB, W, WH3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ?: 5
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