Carex sterilis
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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
- ^ 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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