Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willdenow. Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales. Common name: Broom Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Bogs, swamp forests, marshes, seepy ledges, ditches. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to GA, MS, and CA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: C. scoparia var. tesselata Fernald & Wiegand, endemic to NB and ME, was raised to species rank, as C. waponahkikensis M. Lovit & A.A. Haines (Lovit & Haines 2012); Lovit (2024) provided additional support for the recognition of C. waponahkikensis at species rank. Tennessee Flora Committee (2015) mentions unresolved variation that may warrant taxonomic recognition.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, Mi, Mo1, NY, POWO, Tn, Lovit & Haines (2012), Lovit (2024); = Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. var. scoparia — Ar, F, FNA23, NE, NS, Pa, Va; < Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. — C, G, GrPl, GW1, RAB, Tat, W; > Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. var. moniliformis Tuck. — Il; > Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. var. scoparia — Il. Basionym: Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. 1805
Links to other floras: = Carex scoparia var. scoparia - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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