Carex polymorpha

Carex polymorpha
1913 botanical illustration.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. polymorpha
Binomial name
Carex polymorpha
Muhl.
Carex polymorpha

Carex polymorpha common names variable sedge and many forms sedge, is a perennial species of Carex native to North America.[1]

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut,[2] Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Virginia. It is listed as endangered and extirpated in Maryland, and as threatened in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Plants Profile for Carex polymorpha (variable sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 18 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  3. ↑ "Plants Profile for Carex polymorpha (variable sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 17 January 2018.


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