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Carex acutiformis Ehrh.
lesser pond sedge

       
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Line Drawing of Carex acutiformis Ehrh.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 420. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

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Synonyms:
Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

  CAPAK Carex paludosa Good var. kochiana (DC.) Husn.
 

Distribution:
Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

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USA (CT, IN, MA, MD, NY), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex
 

Classification:
Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

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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 acutiformis Ehrh. – lesser pond sedge
 

Introduced Information:
Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

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 NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39477.

 
 
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