Carex striata Michaux var. striata . Section: [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae. Common name: Walter’s Sedge, Pocosin 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: SC south to c. FL and Panhandle FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA23, K4, NS; = Carex walteriana L.H.Bailey var. walteriana — F, G; < Carex striata Michx. — POWO, WH3; < Carex walteriana L.H.Bailey — GW1, RAB, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex striata Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Carex striata var. striata - 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 ⓘ: 7
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