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Dawn Land Sedge

Carex waponahkikensis

Also called Checkered Broom Sedge

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Native range
E. Canada to Maine
Climate
temperate

About

Carex waponahkikensis, commonly known as the Dawn-land sedge, is a species of sedge first described by M. Lovit and A. Haines in 2012. It is native to a small range in the state of Maine as well as in adjacent parts of coastal New Brunswick.

Where it grows

In Maine, the sedge is only known from Washington County and Hancock County in the eastern part of the state.

Other Carex plants

Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex waponahkikensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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