Carex austrina Mackenzie

Locations ofCarex austrina Mackenzie in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex austrina Mackenzie
Common Name
Southern Sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
Comments
First found by Rod Simmons in 2005 in City of Alexandria and a year later by Charles Bryson in 2006 in Prince William County. These stations are published in Castanea 73(4):328 (2008). Recently, also found in other Piedmont counties and Gloucester Co. in the Coastal Plain. The source of this and other adventive Carices is believed to be imported hay graded into the soil or used for erosion control; perhaps now being spread by mowing equipment. See also Carex arkansana, C. fissa, and C. opaca.
Habitat
Seasonally wet meadow in former railroad stockyard; stabilized stream bank; pastures, clearings, and neglected lawns. Infrequent but apparently spreading in several areas the state.
Native Status
Introduced

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