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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex striata Michaux var. brevis L.H. Bailey. Common name: Walter’s Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Pocosins, limesink ponds, small depression ponds, clay-based Carolina bays, acid peaty swamps, wet savannas (dominated by Pinus serotina and/or Taxodium ascendens). Distribution: E. MA south to SC.

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Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Reznicek & Catling (1986) for discussion of the nomenclatural change from Carex walteriana to Carex striata.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA23, K4, NS, Va; = Carex walteriana L.H.Bailey var. brevis (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey — F, G; < Carex striata Michx. — NE, NY, POWO; < Carex walteriana L.H.Bailey — GW1, RAB, S, Tat, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex striata Michx. var. brevis L.H.Bailey 1889

Links to other floras: = Carex striata var. brevis - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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