NPSpecies

Data Source: Lea, 2000; Maxon, 1935;Wiegand, 1999; ;;

Data Source: Helen Hamilton

Data Source: Lea, 2000

Park Species Detail: Lea, 2000: Carex complanata Torrey & Hooker (Flattened Sedge)Infrequent. In bedrock terrace forests and along edges of vernal pools, Bear Island, Olmsted Island [Maryland side of Great Falls], Great Falls Park, Virginia and in floodplain forest dominated by Quercus phellos at Fletcher's floodplain. This species is found throughout Maryland, but is more characteristic of the Coastal Plain. Although it has been considered a watchlist species (Maryland Natural Heritage Program, 1994), it is widespread in Maryland. Mid-May to early June. 869,872 (US); 1585 (MARY); 1710 (Grfa). [From Bartonia, 2002, 2002: Difficult to distinguish from similar taxa (C. bushii, C. caroliniana, C. hirsutella), and specimens from this group are frequently misidentified in collections.-HH]Wiegand, 1999: A Watch List species in Maryland, documented to occur in the gorge during this survey from Great Falls, Maryland, downriver to the District of Columbia line., Park Species Data Source: Lea, 2000;Maxon, 1935;Wiegand, 1999;