Carex appalachica J.M. Webber & P.W. Ball. Section: [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin. Appalachian Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Dry to mesic forests, rock outcrops. Dist: ME and ON south to w. SC, n. GA, and e. TN. First reported for SC by Hill & Horn (1997) and Gaddy (2014).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = C, FNA23, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va; = Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small – F, S, Tat, Mackenzie (1931-1935), misapplied; < Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. – G, RAB, W
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ?: 4
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