Carex sterilis

Carex sterilis common names dioecious sedge, sterile sedge and Atlantic sedge, is a perennial plant native to North America.[2]

Carex sterilis
1913 Illustration[1]
Scientific classification
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C. sterilis
Binomial name
Carex sterilis
Willd.
Synonyms
  • Carex elachycarpa
  • Carex muricata L. var. sterilis
  • Carex × minganinsularum
  • Kobresia elachycarpa

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as a special concern in Connecticut,[3] as threatened in Maine, Massachusetts and Minnesota, as endangered in Pennsylvania, as historical in Rhode Island, and as endangered and possibly extirpated in Tennessee.[4]

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References

  1. Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 273.
  2. "Plants Profile for Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  4. "Plants Profile for Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2018.


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