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Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.
Schweinitz's sedge

       
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Line Drawing of Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 437. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.

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Distribution:
Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CT, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex
 

Classification:
Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.

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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 schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein. – Schweinitz's sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.

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:
Schweinitz's sedge              Endangered
Massachusetts:
Schweinitz's sedge              Endangered
New York:
Schweinitz' sedge              Threatened
North Carolina:
Schweinitz's sedge              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Schweinitz's sedge              Endangered
Rhode Island:
Schweinitz's sedge              Historical
Wisconsin:
Schweinitz's sedge              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.

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
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex schweinitzii Dewey ex Schwein.

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 39465.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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