Species: Carex aurea
Golden-fruit Sedge
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Golden Sedge - carex doré - golden sedge
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Sedge Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Cyperaceae - Carex
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A low growing sedge, forming small clumps. Leaves narrow, light green, stiffened, and flattened. Culm triangular near the top. Long creeping yellowish brown rootstock.
Ecology Comments
Wet meadows and banks in calcareous areas.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-02-24
Global Status Last Changed
1984-02-24
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Newfoundland to British Coumbia, and southward to CT, MI, and NB, and in the mountains to NM and CA.