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Carex polymorpha Muhl.
variable sedge

       
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Photo of Carex polymorpha Muhl.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carex polymorpha Muhl.

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Distribution:
Carex polymorpha Muhl.

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USA (CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex polymorpha Muhl.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex
 

Classification:
Carex polymorpha Muhl.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus Carex L. – sedge
Species Carex polymorpha Muhl. – variable sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex polymorpha Muhl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
variable sedge              Endangered
Maine:
variable sedge              Endangered
Maryland:
variable sedge              Endangered, Extirpated
Massachusetts:
variable sedge              Endangered
New Hampshire:
many forms sedge              Threatened
New Jersey:
variable sedge              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
variable sedge              Threatened
Rhode Island:
variable sedge              Endangered
Virginia:
variable sedge              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex polymorpha Muhl.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NI NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Carex polymorpha Muhl.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39765.

 
 
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