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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex seorsa Howe. Common name: Weak Stellate Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Swamp forests in acid, organic soils. Distribution: MA south to GA and Panhandle FL in the Coastal Plain, scattered inland westward to NY, OH, MI, IN, AR, and TN.

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Section: [26o] Section 11 Stellulatae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, FNA23, G, GW1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = n/a — Il. Basionym: Carex seorsa Howe 1894

Links to other floras: = Carex seorsa - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image #1 of Carex seorsa© Samuel Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Brinker source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex seorsa© Melanie Flood | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex seorsa© Melanie Flood | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Carex seorsa© Melanie Flood | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Carex seorsa© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Carex seorsa© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Carex seorsa© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Carex seorsa© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Carex seorsa© Nate Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nate Hartley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Carex seorsa© Shaun Pogacnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shaun Pogacnik source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Carex seorsa© Eric M Powell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric M Powell source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Carex seorsa© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Carex seorsa© cassi saari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cassi saari source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Carex seorsa© Samuel Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Brinker source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Carex seorsa© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Carex seorsa© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #17 of Carex seorsa© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #18 of Carex seorsa© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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