Carex stipata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow var. maxima Chapman. Section: [26a] Section 1b Vulpinae. Common name: Large Stalk-grain Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Marshes, ditches, sloughs, alluvial forests, cypress-gum forests. Distribution: NJ south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX, north in the interior to s. MO, s. IN, w. TN, and w. KY, primarily on the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: The validity of this variety needs additional study.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA23, G, K1, K3, K4, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va; = Carex uberior (C.Mohr) Mack. – S, Mackenzie (1931-1935); < Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. – GW1, Il, Tx, W, WH3
Links to other floras: = Carex stipata var. maxima - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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