Carex debilis Michaux var. debilis

Locations ofCarex debilis Michaux var. debilis in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex debilis Michaux var. debilis
Common Name
White-edged Sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Carex debilis Michaux, in part
Comments
The map may include some records for Carex flexuosa, which has generally been lumped with C. debilis in previous Virginia floristic studies. Related plants with pubescent perigynia have been called Carex debilis var. pubera Gray and C. allegheniensis Mackenzie. See separate map and comments for that taxon.
Habitat
Floodplain forests, alluvial swamp hummocks, seepage swamps, bogs, boggy clearings, wet flatwoods, maritime swamps, and depression swamps and ponds; also in disturbed wetlands and low, mesic upland forests. Frequent throughout, but rare above 760 m (2500 ft) elevation in the mountains (see status of Carex flexuosa for a comparison).
Native Status
Native

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