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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex chordorrhiza Ehrhart ex Linnaeus f.. Common name: Creeping Sedge. Habitat: Bogs. Distribution: NL to AK, south to w. MA, nc. PA, n. IN, ne. IL, nc. IA, nc. ND, MT, WA, and nw. OR; Eurasia.

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Section: [26f] Section 4.2 Chordorrhizae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA23, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO. Basionym: Carex chordorrhiza Ehrh. ex L.f. 1781 [1782]

Links to other floras: = Carex chordorrhiza - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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