Plants Profile for Carex formosa (handsome sedge)

General Information
Symbol:	CAFO4
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Cyperaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Graminoid
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 408. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Carex L. – sedge
Species	Carex formosa Dewey – handsome sedge

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Connecticut handsome sedge Threatened
Massachusetts handsome sedge Threatened
Minnesota handsome sedge Endangered
New Jersey handsome sedge Endangered
New York handsome sedge Threatened
Ohio handsome sedge Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania handsome sedge Endangered
Wisconsin handsome sedge Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FAC
Great Plains	FAC
Midwest	FAC
Northcentral & Northeast	FAC