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Cyperaceae
Schoenus

Schoenus nigricans Linnaeus. Common name: Blacksedge, Black Bog-rush. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Marsh, marl prairie, calcareous bog, calcareous glades, wet flatwoods, wet pine rocklands, always with either calcareous or saline influence creating circumneutral or alkaline soils. Distribution: Panhandle FL, peninsular FL, sc. TX, s. CA, s. NV and s. NM south into Mexico (CHP, COA, NLE, OAX, ROO, SLP, TAB, TAM), Central America, and South America; West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica); Old World tropics, subtropics, and temperate areas (Eurasia and Africa).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA23, GW1, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, S, S13, Tx, WH3, WI. Basionym: Schoenus nigricans L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Schoenus nigricans - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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