Carex planispicata Naczi. Section: [26ee] Section 22 Griseae. Flat-spiked Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Rich to fairly acid mesic forests, on slopes and floodplains. Dist: C. NJ west to s. IN, se. MO, and se. OK, south to c. GA, s. MS, and se. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Naczi (1999a) for additional information.

Synonymy: = Ar, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K3, K4, Mo1, Pa, Tn, Va; = Carex amphibola Steud. var. rigida (L.H.Bailey) Fernald – F, K1, Tat; = Carex grisea Wahlenb. var. rigida L.H.Bailey; < Carex amphibola Steud. – C, RAB, Tx

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily: 3