Species: Carex lasiocarpa
Slender Sedge
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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
Wiregrass Sedge - Woolly-fruit Sedge - woollyfruit sedge
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Sedge Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Cyperaceae - Carex - North American plants are all treated as var. americana by Kartesz (1999), with var. lasiocarpa being Eurasian only. LEM 24Sep01.
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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