Carex radiata (Wahlenberg) Small. Section: [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin. Eastern Star Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Mesic to wet-mesic forests. Dist: NS west to MB, south to SC, AL, LA, and OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, C, FNA23, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va; = Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. – F, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935), misapplied; < Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. – G, GrPl, RAB, Tat, W

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily: 3