Carex sterilis
Carex sterilis, common names dioecious sedge, sterile sedge and Atlantic sedge, is a perennial plant native to North America.[2]
| Carex sterilis | |
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| 1913 Illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. sterilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex sterilis Willd. | |
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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]
References
- Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 273.
- "Plants Profile for Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- "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.)
- "Plants Profile for Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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