''Carex exilis'', common name coastal sedge or meager sedge, is a species of ''
Carex
''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...
'' native to North America, with several disjunct populations from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast.
It is rare in much of its range
and is listed as an endangered species in
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
by state authorities.
References
exilis
Flora of North America
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