Carex floridana Schweinitz. Section: [26bbb] Section 39 Acrocystis. Common name: Florida Sedge. Phenology: (Feb-) Mar-May. Habitat: Mesic hammocks, dry hammocks, maritime forests. Distribution: S. NJ south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX. See McAvoy (2021) for discussion of the occurrence of this species in NJ, MD, DE, and VA.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA23, K4, NS, POWO, S, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935), Sorrie et al (2011); = Carex nigromarginata Schwein. var. floridana (Schwein.) Kük. — Ar, ETx1, F, Mo1, RAB, Tx, WH3; = n/a — Tat; < Carex nigromarginata Schwein. — C. Basionym: Carex floridana Schwein. 1824

Links to other floras: = Carex floridana - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4