Synonyms: Carex artitecta, Carex emmonsii var. muehlenbergii, Carex nigromarginata var. muehlenbergii, Carex emmonsii
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Plant
Sublevel 1:
Angiosperm
Sublevel 2:
Monocot
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Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex albicans
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
NH - State Watch (var. albicans) NH - State Watch (var. emmonsii) RI - Concern VT - State Historic (var. albicans) VT - Very rare (state rank: S1 (Critically Imperiled)) (var. emmonsii) VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority) (var. emmonsii)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Photoautotroph
Type of Spores/Gametophytes:
Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes
