Carex hirtifolia Mackenzie

Locations ofCarex hirtifolia Mackenzie in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex hirtifolia Mackenzie
Common Name
Pubescent Sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Carex hirtifolia Mackenzie
Comments
There is considerable evidence that in recent decades populations of this species have increased in the mountains and spread eastward into the Piedmont.
Habitat
Well-drained floodplain forests and mesic to dry-mesic upland forests; usually in base-rich soils. Infrequent to locally common in the mountains and n. and inner Piedmont; rare in the extreme inner n. Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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