Carex formosa, also known as handsome sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America. It is listed as an endangered species in the US states of Minnesota, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, as threatened in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Wisconsin, and as presumed extirpated in Ohio.[1]

Carex formosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae
Species:
C. formosa
Binomial name
Carex formosa
Dewey

References

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  1. ^ "Plants Profile for Carex formosa (Handsome sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 30 November 2017.