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Carex laevivaginata (Kükenthal) Mackenzie. Section: [26a] Section 1b Vulpinae. Common name: Smooth-sheathed Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun (-Aug). Habitat: Marshes, swamp forests, alluvial forests. Distribution: MA, MI, and MN, south to Panhandle FL, AL, and MO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex laevi-vaginata — S, orthographic variant; Carex stipata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow var. laevivaginata Kükenthal. Basionym: Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. laevivaginata Kük. 1909

Links to other floras: = Carex laevivaginata - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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