Carex crinita Lamarck var. brevicrinis Fernald. Section: [26r] Section 13 Phacocystis. Short-fringed Sedge. Phen: May-Aug. Hab: Swamps, wet forests, and a wide range of other wetlands. Dist: MA south to FL, west to TX, north in the interior to KY and MO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA23, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va; < Carex crinita Lam. – Mo1, S, Tat, Tx, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935); < Carex crinita Lam. var. crinita – G, GW1, RAB

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 6