Carex rosea Schk. ex Willd.
Detail
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Botanical Name
- Carex rosea Schk. ex Willd.
- Common Name
- Rosy Sedge
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Carex rosea Schk. ex Willd.
- Comments
- This map from Atlas III includes records for Carex rosea (s.s.), Carex radiata, and Carex appalachica, but is likely representative of Carex rosea's Virginia range. Extensive herbarium work will be required to map these species fully and separately.
- Habitat
- Well-drained floodplain forests (especially of small streams) and mesic to dry upland forests and woodlands; most characteristic of dry-mesic, base-rich soils. Frequent in the mountains, Piedmont, and inner Coastal Plain; rare in the outer Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Native
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