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Dioecious Sedge (Carex sterilis)

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Carex Sterilis, or more commonly know as Dioecious Sedge, is a graminoid of the genus Carex. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Carex Sterilis or Dioecious Sedge's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Carex
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: CT (SC) MA (T) ME (T) MN (T) PA (E) RI (H) TN (E PX)
  • State T/E Common Name: CT (dioecious sedge) MA (dioecious sedge) ME (dioecious sedge) MN (sterile sedge) PA (Atlantic sedge) RI (sterile sedge) TN (sterile sedge)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: OBL
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(OBL) 2(NI) 3(OBL) 4(NI) 9(NI)


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