Carex fissa Mackenzie var. fissa . Section: [26c] Section 3 Multiflorae. Common name: Western Hammock Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Prairie depressions, eastwards introduced in disturbed areas, including roadside ditches, sediment control ponds, and old railroad stockyards (well-established). Distribution: S. IL, MO, se. KS, and OK south to AR, se. TX, and TAM. See Simmons, Strong, & Parrish (2008) for additional information about the VA occurrence, and Knapp et al. (2011) and Longbottom, Naczi, & Knapp (2016) about the MD and DE occurrences. McKenzie & Nelson (2022) discussed occurrences in MO.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA23, K4, Mo1, NS, POWO; = n/a — C, Tat; < Carex fissa Mack. — ETx1, GrPl, Il, Mex, NcTx, Mackenzie (1931-1935)
Links to other floras: = Carex fissa var. fissa - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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