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Carex grisea Wahlenberg. Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae. Common name: Inflated Narrowleaf Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Well-drained floodplain forests, other mesic to dry-mesic forests, especially over base-rich substrates. Distribution: NB west to MN and SD, south to VA, TN, MS, LA, and TX. {habitats, distribution and abundance in our area needing additional herbarium investigation}

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va; = Carex amphibola Steud. var. turgida Fernald — GrPl; < Carex amphibola Steud. — C, GW1, Tx; < Carex grisea Wahlenb. — G, RAB, S, Tat, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex grisea Wahlenb. 1803

Links to other floras: = Carex grisea - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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