Carex complanata Torrey & Hooker. Section: [26ii] Section 24 Porocystis. Hirsute Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Bottomland forests and swamps, depression swamps, drier barrens. Dist: NJ and s. PA south to n. peninsular FL and Panhandle FL, west to TX and MO; apparently disjunct in AZ.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = ETx1, F, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, NcTx, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, Mackenzie (1931-1935); = Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. var. complanata – C, G; = n/a – Pa; < Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. – GW1, RAB, W, WH3, (also see C. hirsutella)
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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