Carex ruthii Mackenzie in Britton
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- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Botanical Name
- Carex ruthii Mackenzie in Britton
- Common Name
- Ruth's Sedge
- Synonym(s)
- Carex muricata L. var. ruthii (Mackenz.) Gl.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Carex ruthii Mackenzie in Britton
- Comments
- A Southern Appalachian endemic reaching the northern edge of it's range in SW Va.
- Habitat
- Bogs, seeps, stream banks, and seepage swamps, at higher elevations (>3000 ft [900m]). Infrequent and local, sw. mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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