Carex sparganioides

Carex sparganioides

Taxobox
name = Bur-reed sedge


image_width = 200px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Cyperales
familia = Cyperaceae
genus = "Carex"
species = "C. sparganioides"
binomial = "Carex sparganioides"
binomial_authority = Muhl. ex Willd.

Bur-reed sedge ("Carex sparganioides") is a perennial plant belonging to the sedge family (Cyperaceae). Its native range includes most of the Eastern and Central U.S., and it is typically found in hardwood or mixed forests. [ [http://www.mainenaturalareas.org/docs/rare_plants/links/factsheets/carexsparganioides.pdf Maine Department of Conservation Natural Areas Program] ] It typically grows 30-100 centimeters (12-40 inches) high, and contains teardrop-shaped seed sacs within egg-shaped spikelets. [Young, Dick. "Kane County Wild Plants & Natural Areas." 2nd Ed. 1994]

"Carex sparganioides" is considered endangered in Maine and New Hampshire. [ [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CASP3 USDA PLANTS Database] ]

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