Carex lucorum Willdenow ex Link. Common name: Northern Woodland Sedge. Phenology: May-early Jul. Habitat: Moist forests. Distribution: NB west to MN, south to MD (Cecil County; C. Frye, pers. comm. based on specimen at DOV), DE (Knapp et al. 2011), and PA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, POWO, Poindexter & Naczi (2014); = Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link ssp. lucorum — NE; = Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link var. lucorum — FNA23, NS, Pa, Rettig (1989a); = n/a — Tat; < Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link — C, Il, Mi, NY, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935); < Carex pensylvanica Lam. — W; < Carex pensylvanica Lam. var. distans Peck — F, G, the name misapplied as to our plants). Basionym: Carex lucorum Willd. ex Link 1822
Links to other floras: = Carex lucorum var. lucorum - FNA23
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Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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