Lipocarpha micrantha
Lipocarpha micrantha, known as dwarf bulrush, small-flowered hemicarpha, small-flower halfchaff sedge, common hemicarpa and tiny-flowered sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) native to North America.[1]
| Lipocarpha micrantha | |
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| Small plant in the foreground | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Lipocarpha |
| Species: | L. micrantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Lipocarpha micrantha (Vahl) G.C.Tucker | |
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Conservation status
It is listed as endangered in Maryland, New Jersey, New York (state) and Pennsylvania.[1] It is listed as threatened in Connecticut,[2] Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Rhode Island.[1]
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gollark: Apparently the plan is to try and keep the number of cases manageable but not keep people too isolated by changing the "restrictions" (recommendations right now) for a year or so.
gollark: The UK appears to mostly be going for just *asking* people not to go out much right now, and obviously shutting schools.
gollark: That doesn't make it a good idea.
gollark: And after the panic-buying began there was, well, not much food available, so it made (makes?) *some* sense to buy some when it is.
References
- "Plants Profile for Lipocarpha micrantha (smallflower halfchaff sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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