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Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex flaccosperma Dewey. Common name: Meadow Sedge. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Mesic forests, well-drained bottomlands. Distribution: MD and se. VA south to Panhandle FL, west to TX, north in the interior to s. MO and IL. {distribution and abundance needing additional herbarium investigation}

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Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, POWO, Tn, Va; = Carex flaccosperma Dewey var. flaccosperma — F, NS, Ward (2012a); = n/a — Tat; < Carex flaccosperma Dewey — C, G, GW1, Il, RAB, S, Tx, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); Carex flaccosperma Dewey. Basionym: Carex flaccosperma Dewey 1846

Links to other floras: = Carex flaccosperma - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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Horticultural Information

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Height: 8-12 in.

plant sale text: Handsome grass-like leaves are attractive year-round. This southeastern native perennial makes an excellent edging plant. Try it as a foil to ferny foliage in your shade garden. This sedge is tough and easy to grow. Think of it as a dwarf ornamental grass-like plant for your shade garden. It thrives best in a moist wooded site. You can also grow it in a large container, combined with other plants. The Carex genus supports up to 36 species of lepidoptera.

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native range: eastern North America



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