Carex polymorpha Muhl.

Locations ofCarex polymorpha Muhl. in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex polymorpha Muhl.
Common Name
Variable Sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Carex polymorpha Muhl.
Comments
Habitat
Dry, usually sandy, open oak/heath forests, pine-oak/heath woodlands, clearings, and wetland ecotones, on both gentle ridge crests and low-elevation flats. Rare in the nw. and wc. mountains, south to Alleghany County; most of the dozen or so known populations are in the Ridge and Valley province, with two sites on the Northern Blue Ridge.
Native Status
Native

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