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Cattail Sedge (Carex typhina)

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Carex typhina
Carex typhina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. typhina
Binomial name
Carex typhina
Michx.

Carex typhina, common name cattail sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America.

Conservation status[edit]

It is listed as a special concern species in Connecticut,[1] as possibly extirpated in Maine, as threatened in Massachusetts, Michigan, and New York (state), and as endangered in Pennsylvania.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 February 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  2. ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2019.