Carex echinata Murray ssp. echinata
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- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Botanical Name
- Carex echinata Murray ssp. echinata
- Common Name
- Star Sedge, Little Prickly Sedge
- Synonym(s)
- Carex muricata L. var. angustata (Carey) Carey ex Gl.; Carex muricata L. var. cephalantha (L.H. Bailey) Bickn.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Carex echinata Murray ssp. echinata
- Comments
- Habitat
- Bogs, seeps, calcareous and mafic fens, high-elevation seepage swamps, montane depression swamps and ponds; occurs in both acidic and calcareous wetlands, generally at middle to higher elevations. Locally frequent in the mountains; rare elsewhere.
- Native Status
- Native
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