Carex reniformis (L.H. Bailey) Small. Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales. Kidney Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Floodplain forests (including blackwater), marshes, ditches, other wet areas. Dist: VA, IL, and OK south to FL Panhandle and TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, NcTx, RAB, S, Tn, Va, WH3; < Carex reniformis (L.H.Bailey) Small – Tx

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily: 5