Carex bullata Schkuhr ex Willdenow var. greenei (Boeckeler) Fernald. Section: [26qq] Section 30 Vesicariae. 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.
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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