Carex vestita Willdenow. Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae. Common name: Velvet Sedge. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Low forests, bogs, seepage swamps, wet clearings and depressions. Distribution: S. ME south to se. VA, sc. TN (historical), c. NC, and ne. AL (Dekalb Co.; Naczi 2891). See Ungberg (2022) for discussion of its occurrence in NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA23, G, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935)
Links to other floras: = Carex vestita - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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