Carex roanensis Rediscovered

Carex roanensis F.J. Hermann was rediscovered near Ernestville, Unicoi County, Tennessee. The habitat was a gneiss ledge overlain with rich soil on a steep hardwood slope near Fagus and Betula trees. Specimens (Churchill 85132; 85221) have been deposited at the National, Michigan State, University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt herbaria.