Carex atlantica Bailey

Locations ofCarex atlantica Bailey in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex atlantica Bailey
Common Name
Prickly Bog Sedge, Atlantic Sedge
Synonym(s)
Carex atlantica Bailey ssp. atlantica
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Carex atlantica Bailey
Comments
Some local manuals have referred to this as C. incomperta or C. atlantica var. incomperta; a polymorphic species variously resembling other taxa from time to time.
Habitat
Bogs, boggy clearings, seeps, seepage swamps, mafic fens, sea-level fens, and other wetlands; generally in acidic soils. Frequent to locally common throughout.
Native Status
Native

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