Notes on the Biltmore Sedge, Carex biltmoreana Mackenzie (Cyperaceae)
Gaddy LL. 1983. Notes on the Biltmore Sedge, Carex biltmoreana Mackenzie (Cyperaceae). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 110(4):530-532
ABSTRACT: Fifteen new populations of the rare Carex biltmoreana were found during the 1981 to 1983 growing seasons. C. biltmoreana is closely related to C. woodii, C. tetanica, C. meadii, but can easily be separated from these taxa on the basis of vegetative char- acters. The range of the Biltmore sedge includes the Blue Ridge province of southwestern North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina, and northeastern Georgia. Here, the plant is confined to wet, partially-shaded, granitic rock faces. At present, only 21 populations of C. biltmoreana are known.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Gaddy, L
- Units
- BLRI
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Biltmore sedge, BLRI, Blue Ridge Parkway, Carex biltmoreana, Cyperaceae, SER, Southeast Region, vascular plants