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Carex capillaris L.
hair-like sedge

       
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Photo of Carex capillaris L.
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 capillaris L.

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Synonyms:
Carex capillaris L.

  CABO21 Carex boecheriana A. Löve, D. Löve & Raymond
  CACAC13 Carex capillaris L. ssp. chlorostachys (Stev.) A. Löve, D. Löve & Raymond
  CACAR4 Carex capillaris L. ssp. robustior (Drejer ex Lange) Böcher
  CACAE Carex capillaris L. var. elongata Olney ex Fernald
  CACAF Carex capillaris L. var. fuscidula (Krecz.) A. Löve & D. Löve
  CACAM2 Carex capillaris L. var. major Blytt
 

Distribution:
Carex capillaris L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex capillaris L.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 579 species in Carex
 

Classification:
Carex capillaris L.

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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 capillaris L. – hair-like sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex capillaris L.

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:
capillary sedge              Threatened
New Hampshire:
hair-like sedge              Threatened
New York:
hair-like sedge              Endangered
Vermont:
capillary sedge              Threatened
Washington:
hair-like sedge              Sensitive
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Carex capillaris L.

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
FACW FACW NO FACW FACW NO NO FACW FACW FACW NO FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Carex capillaris L.

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 39540.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

 
 
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