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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex bullata Schkuhr ex Willdenow var. greenei (Boeckeler) Fernald. Common name: Greene's Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Highly acidic wetlands, primarily in the Coastal Plain. Distribution: NS south to e. GA, with scattered outliers inland, as in OH, w. NC, ne. TN, Eastern Highland Rim of TN, ne. MS, and AR.

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Section: [26qq] Section 30 Vesicariae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Poindexter & Weakley (2018b) for detailed discussion.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Poindexter & Weakley (2018b) in Weakley et al (2018a); = Carex bullata Schkuhr ex Willd. var. greenii (Boeckeler) Fernald — G, K4, orthographic variant; = Carex greenei Boeckeler; < Carex bullata Schkuhr ex Willd. — Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, GW1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va. Basionym: Carex greenii Boeckeler 1858

Links to other floras: < Carex bullata - 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 ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Carex bullata var. greenei© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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