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Carex aureolensis Steudel. Section: [26uu] Section 34 Squarrosae. Common name: Southern Frank’s Sedge, Broad-scaled Sedge, Golden Cattail Sedge. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Floodplain forests and marshes. Distribution: VA, KY, IL, and NE south to n. peninsular FL, Panhandle FL, TX, NM, COA, and NLE; South America.

ID notes: Recognizably different in gestalt from Carex frankii by its more rhizomatous habit and obviously smaller and less "bristly" spikelets (the pistillate scales often shorter than the spikelets, so fewer things "sticking out").

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA23, Il, K4, NSProv, POWO, Tn; < Carex frankii Kunth — C, ETx1, F, G, GW1, RAB, S, Tx, W, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex aureolensis Steud. 1855

Links to other floras: = Carex aureolensis - 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 ⓘ: 6

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