Species: Carex eburnea
Ebony 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
Bristleleaf Sedge - Ivory Sedge - bristleleaf sedge - carex ivoirin
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Sedge Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Cyperaceae - Carex
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A clump forming sedge with erect, slender, smooth culms, and very narrow leaves. Long creeping rootstocks brownish.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-02-29
Global Status Last Changed
1984-02-29
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Newfoundland to British Columbia southward to Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, and Nebraska.