Carex novae-angliae, the New England sedge, is a Carex species that is native to North America.
Description
Carex novae-angliae is loosely tufted, with ascending to erect rhizomes. The rhizomes are slender and reddish-brown, and range from in diameter. The culms of the plant are long and slightly rough.
The inflorescences of the plant have both staminate and proximate spikes, with peduncles of staminate spikes long.
Habitat and distribution
The plant occurs commonly in mesic deciduous forests and less commonly in evergreen-deciduous forests.
It is native to North America, but is more common in Canada and the north-eastern United States than the American Midwest or South.
Conservation status in the United States It is listed as threatened in Michigan, and Minnesota, and as a species of special concern in Connecticut."Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
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