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Sheathed Sedge (Carex vaginata)

Sheathed Sedge (Carex Vaginata) https://www.sagebud.com/sheathed-sedge-carex-vaginata/
Credit: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm) | Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen at http://www.biolib.de | License: PD Old
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Carex Vaginata, or more commonly know as Sheathed Sedge, is a graminoid of the genus Carex. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Carex Vaginata or Sheathed Sedge's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Vermont and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Carex
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N) AK (N) CAN (N) GL (N)
  • State T/E Status: ME (SC) NY (E) VT (E)
  • State T/E Common Name: ME (sheathed sedge) NY (sheathed sedge) VT (sheathed sedge)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: OBL
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(OBL) 3(OBL) A(OBL)


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