*Carex spicata Hudson. Section: [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin. Common name: Prickly Sedge. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Fields, lawns, cracks in sidewalks. Distribution: Native of Europe and w. Asia. Reported as south to s. NJ, n. DE, c. MD. VA reports said to be erroneous in FNA, but correct records have been recorded since. Undoubtedly more common than records indicate.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA23, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex spicata Huds. 1762
Links to other floras: = Carex spicata - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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