Carex glaucodea Tuckerman ex Olney. Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae. Common name: Blue Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Prairies, upland woodlands, especially in hardpan situations with alternating wet and dry conditions. Distribution: MA and ON west to s. IN and MO, south to NC, sc. TN, and AR. {distribution and abundance needing additional herbarium investigation}

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, POWO, Tat, Tn, Va; < Carex flaccosperma Dewey — C, GW1, RAB, Tx; < Carex flaccosperma Dewey var. glaucodea (Tuck. ex Olney) Kük. — F, NS; < Carex glaucodea Tuck. ex Olney — G, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex glaucodea Tuck. ex Olney 1868

Links to other floras: = Carex glaucodea - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
• Great Plains: FACW
• Midwest: FAC
• Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 6