Carex sterilis explained

Carex sterilis, common names dioecious sedge, sterile sedge and Atlantic sedge, is a perennial plant native to North America.^[1]

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as a special concern in Connecticut,^[2] as threatened in Maine, Massachusetts and Minnesota, as endangered in Pennsylvania, as historical in Rhode Island, and as endangered and possibly extirpated in Tennessee.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Plants Profile for Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge) . plants.usda.gov . 31 January 2018 . .
2. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015"
3. Web site: Plants Profile for Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge) . plants.usda.gov . 31 January 2018 . .