NPSpecies

Data Source: Lea, 2000;

Data Source: Helen Hamilton

see comments; Data Source: Lea, 2000

Park Species Detail: Lea, 2000: Carex straminea Willdenow ex Schkuhr (Eastern Straw Sedge)Rare. Found at a single station, along rocky pools in scoured riverside prairies, Great Falls Park, Virginia. Historically collected (as C. tenera) in 1886 from the Maryland side of Great Falls (det. by K. K.ackenzidas C. richii Mackenzie, a synonym for C. straminea) and in 1983 from Bear Island, in habitat similar to that of the current occurrence. C. hormathodes Fernald of Hitchcock and Standlev (1919) is referable to this species (= C. hormathodes Fernald vat. richii Fernald, C. hormathodes, sensu trict~b,eing a similar species that is restricted to coastal marshes in Maryland). C. straminea has been misapplied to C.albolutescens by some older treatments (e.g., Hitchcock and Standley,1919). C straminea is considered a watchlist species in Maryland (Maryland Natural Heritage Program 1994) and highly rare in Virginia (Killeffer, 1999). Mid-May to early July. Knowlton s.n. (US); 1705 (GMUF, Grfa); Boone s.n. (Tawes). [From Bartonia, 2002: Considered highly rare in Maryland (Frye and Lea, 2001)-HH], Park Species Data Source: Lea, 2000