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Synonym: ''Carex glaucescens'' Elliott var. ''androgyna'' M.A. Curtis
 
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Flowering has been observed from March to June, and also in October (FSU Herbarium).
 
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Revision as of 10:29, 1 March 2016


Carex verrucosa
Care verr.jpg
Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. verrucosa
Binomial name
Carex verrucosa
Muhl.
CARE VERR dist.jpg
Natural range of Carex verrucosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: warty sedge

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Carex glaucescens Elliott var. androgyna M.A. Curtis

Description

A description of Carex verrucosa is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Carex verrucosa are sedges almost restricted to wet savanna communities.[1] Thrives in wetland depressions in the southeastern coastal plain.[2]. This species is found in sphagnum bogs in pine woods depressions, cypress ponds, and sweetbay-titi swamps. It is tolerant a range of light levels, from shady to sunny. It grows in sandy loam and peaty soils that are wet to saturated. Also found in roadside ditches (FSU Herbarium).

Associated species includes Carex walteriana, Ilex myrtifolia, Lyonia, Panicum hemitomon, Polygala cymosa, Pontederia, Rhynchospora corniculata, Taxodium distichum, and others (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowering has been observed from March to June, and also in October (FSU Herbarium).

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: L. C. Anderson, J. R. Burkhalter, K. C. Burks, G. R. Cooley, S. Cooper, R. J. Eaton, A. Gholson, R. K. Godfrey, D. W. Hall, E. Keppner, L. Keppner, G. R. Knight, R. Kral, S. W. Leonard, D. L. Martin, S. McDaniel, R. A. Norris, A. Schmidt, G. Schultz, C. R. Slaughter, L. B. Trott, and C. E. Wood Jr. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Polk, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington. Georgia: Thomas.

  1. Walker, J. and R. K. Peet (1983). "Composition and species diversity of pine-wiregrass savannas of the Green Swamp, North Carolina." Vegetatio 55: 163-179.
  2. Edwards, A. L. and A. S. Weakley (2001). "Population biology and management of rare plants in depression wetlands of the southeastern coastal plain, USA." Natural Areas Journal 21: 12-35.