It was collected near Jamestown in 1898 and has not been collected since that time. Habitat is damp or wet soil along streams, ponds or lakes. Its distribution is Massachusetts to North Dakota, south to Missouri and Virginia. This species is known from Bottineau and McHenry counties. It is found in peatlands fed by nutrient rich groundwater.
Usual habitats are swamps, bogs, and shorelines.
It is distributed from Newfoundland to Saskatchewan, south to Missouri, Virginia, and Tennessee. This species is only known from a fen in McHenry County. Usual habitats are calcium rich marshes, meadows, and shores. It ranges from Ontario to Quebec south to North Dakota, Illinois, Ohio, and New Jersey. This plant is known from Bottineau and McHenry counties.