Carex reniformis (Bailey) Small

Locations ofCarex reniformis (Bailey) Small in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex reniformis (Bailey) Small
Common Name
Kidney Sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Carex reniformis (Bailey) Small
Comments
This impressive sedge had not been collected for more than four decades when, in 2013, Darren Loomis discovered it in a bottomland slough along the Blackwater River in the Antioch Pines State Natural Area Preserve.
Habitat
Alluvial swamps, sloughs, sandy river shores, depression swamps, impoundment marshes, interdune swales and ponds. Rare in the s. and c. Coastal Plain, north to Charles City and Gloucester counties.
Native Status
Native

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