Carex sterilis
| Carex sterilis | |
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| 1913 Illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. sterilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex sterilis Willd.
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Carex sterilis, common names dioecious sedge, sterile sedge and Atlantic sedge, is a perennial plant native to North America.[2]
Description
[edit]Carex sterilis is a perennial, rhizomatous, tuft-forming plant growing up to 30 inches in height. Leaves are alternate, flat, smooth, up to 10 inches long, with tightly wrapped sheaths. Basal stems have brownish sheaths.The inflorescence takes the form of multiple spikes, with male and female spikes on separate plants. The fruit is an achene, appearing in June to July.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species favours wetland habitat, especially calcareous fenlands, marshes, meadows, around laves and rivers.[4]
Conservation status in the United States
[edit]Although not believed to be of immediate concern on a global scale, Carex sterilis is listed as a special concern in Connecticut,[5] as threatened in Maine, Massachusetts and Minnesota, as endangered in Pennsylvania, as historical in Rhode Island, and as endangered and possibly extirpated in Tennessee.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 273.
- ^ "Plants Profile for Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Carex sterilis (Sterile Sedge): Minnesota Wildflowers". www.minnesotawildflowers.info. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- ^ "Plants Profile for Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 31 January 2018.