Carex gholsonii Naczi & Cochrane. Section: [26cc] Section 20 Granulares. Gholson's Sedge. Phen: Mar-early Jun. Hab: Moist calcareous forests, especially marl flats and bottomlands over coquina. Dist: E. NC south to c. peninsular FL, west to s. AL.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Naczi, Bryson, & Cochrane (2002).

Synonymy: = FNA23, K4, WH3; = Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd. var. gholsonii (Naczi & Cochrane) D.B.Ward – Ward (2012a); < Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd. – GW1, RAB, S

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 4