Biology:Carex oligocarpa

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex oligocarpa
Carex oligocarpa BB-1913.png
Botanical illustration, 1913.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. oligocarpa
Binomial name
Carex oligocarpa
Schkuhr ex Willd.

Carex oligocarpa, common name richwoods sedge, eastern few-fruited sedge, few-fruit sedge, and few-fruited sedge is a Carex species that is native to North America. It is a perennial.[1]

Conservation status in the United States

It is endangered in New Jersey and Vermont, threatened in Michigan,[1] and a species of special concern in Connecticut.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Plants Profile for Carex oligocarpa (richwoods sedge)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAOL2. 
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)

Wikidata ☰ Q15580820 entry