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not marked as a favorite taxon Carex shortiana Dewey. Common name: Short's Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Calcareous bottomlands, moist forests, and meadows. Distribution: Pennsylvania, s. Ontario, Illinois, and Iowa, south to w. Virginia, e. Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. A population from just within the Mississippi border along the MS river (Coahoma County) appears to be correctly identified (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77179818). This species has a unique distribution, largely being centered in the midwest but dropping out northwards and southwards. It also becomes rare eastwards (e.g., NY, PA, VA).

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Section: [26vv] Section 35 Shortianae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mo1, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, S, Tn, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Carex shortiana Dewey 1836

Links to other floras: = Carex shortiana - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Carex shortiana© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image #3 of Carex shortiana© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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native range: eastern North America