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Carex caroliniana Schweinitz. Section: [26ii] Section 24 Porocystis. Common name: Carolina Sedge. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Floodplain forests, depression swamps, less commonly in mesic to dry-mesic forests. Distribution: NJ, PA, MO, and OK south to SC, e. GA, and TX; apparently disjunct in Panhandle FL and adjacent sw. GA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex caroliniana Schwein. 1824

Links to other floras: = Carex caroliniana - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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native range: central & eastern United States



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