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Carex trichocarpa

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Carex trichocarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Carex
Species:
C. trichocarpa
Binomial name
Carex trichocarpa
Muhl. ex Willd.

Carex trichocarpa, the hairy-fruited sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America. It is listed as a "species of special concern" in Connecticut, United States.[1] The larvae of Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, feed on the plant.[2] Euphyes bimacula is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[1]

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