Carex sterilis

Carex sterilis
1913 Illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. sterilis
Binomial name
Carex sterilis
Willd.
Synonyms
  • Carex elachycarpa
  • Carex muricata L. var. sterilis
  • Carex × minganinsularum
  • Kobresia elachycarpa

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

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

  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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