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Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.
bur-reed sedge

       
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Photo of Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.
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 sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.

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Distribution:
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex
 

Classification:
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.

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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 sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. – bur-reed sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.

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.

Maine:
bur-reed sedge              Endangered
New Hampshire:
bur sedge              Endangered
Rhode Island:
burreed-like sedge              Historical
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.

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,FAC+ FACU FAC+ FAC NI FAC FAC+ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.

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 39808.

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

 
 
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