Carex ormostachya Wiegand

Locations ofCarex ormostachya Wiegand in Virginia

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Family
Cyperaceae
Botanical Name
Carex ormostachya Wiegand
Common Name
Necklace Spike Sedge
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Carex ormostachya Wiegand
Comments
The original Virginia record for this northern, disjunct sedge was an old H.A. Allard specimen from Elliott Knob, see Sida 15:131 (1992). The species was recollected from the same area by Rob Naczi in the early 1990's.
Habitat
Northern hardwood forests. Rare, mountains; known only from the north slope of Elliott Knob in Augusta County (Ridge and Valley province).
Native Status
Native

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