Biology:Carex exilis

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex exilis
Carex exilis drawing 1.png
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Stellulatae
Species:
C. exilis
Binomial name
Carex exilis
Dewey

Carex exilis, common name coastal sedge[1] or meager sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America, with several disjunct populations from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast.[2] It is rare in much of its range[2] and is listed as an endangered species in Connecticut by state authorities.[3]

References

  1. "Carex exilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAEX7. Retrieved 10 November 2017. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Carex exilis", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Carex%20exilis.png, retrieved 15 April 2019 
  3. "Archived copy". http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf. 

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