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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex intumescens Rudge var. intumescens. Common name: Bladder Sedge, Pregnant Sedge. Phenology: (Mar-) May-Jul. Habitat: Bogs, fens, seeps, wet forests. Distribution: NS west to WI, south to c. peninsular FL and e. TX.

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Section: [26rr] Section 31 Lupulinae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See discussion of var. intumescens and var. fernaldii under Carex intumescens var. fernaldii.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, F, K4, NSProv, Tn, Medford, Poindexter, & Weakley (2021) in Weakley et al (2021), Uttal (1971); < Carex intumescens Rudge — Ar, C, ETx1, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex intumescens Rudge 1804

Links to other floras: < Carex intumescens - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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