Carex roanensis F.J. Hermann

Locations ofCarex roanensis F.J. Hermann in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex roanensis F.J. Hermann
Common Name
Roan Mountain Sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Carex roanensis F.J. Hermann
Comments
Carex virescens-like specimens with longer perigynia (ca. 3.5 mm) and elongate spikes sparsely flowered basally, probably belong here. For a fuller understanding of the species see: The Geographic and Ecological Distribution of the Roan Mountain Sedge, Carex roanensis (Cyperaceae) in Castanea 71:45-53 (2006). See also Noteworthy Collections in Castanea 63:85-86 (1998).
Habitat
Mostly dry-mesic (occasionally mesic or dry), often rocky, oak, oak-hickory, and mixed hardwood forests at middle to high elevations. Rare in the mountains.
Native Status
Native

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