Carex manhartii Bryson

Locations ofCarex manhartii Bryson in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex manhartii Bryson
Common Name
Blue Ridge Purple Sedge, Manhart's Sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Carex manhartii Bryson
Comments
A Southern Appalachian endemic, originally collected in the Mount Rogers area by Fleming and Patterson (1999). Reported as new to Virginia in Castanea 49:146 (2004).
Habitat
Northern hardwood forests. Rare, sw. mountains, known only from the Balsam Mountains in Grayson and Smyth counties (Southern Blue Ridge); on lower north slopes of Mount Rogers and north slopes of Elk Garden Ridge.
Native Status
Native

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