Carex vesicaria Linnaeus. Section: [26qq] Section 30 Vesicariae. Inflated Sedge. Phen: May-Aug. Hab: Bogs, spring marshes, depression ponds, mafic fens. Dist: Circumboreal, ranging south in North America to DE, w. VA, nw. NC, KY, IN, MO, NM, and CA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Syn: = FNA23, G, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Va; ? Carex vesicaria – Mackenzie (1931-1935); > Carex vesicaria var. monile – F, GrPl, K1, K3, K3, Mo1; > Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria – C, F, K1
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