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Carex trichocarpa Muhl. ex Willd.

Carex trichocarpa Muhl. ex Willd.

Carex trichocarpa
Photo: 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: 428. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. · Public domain

Carex trichocarpa Muhl. ex Willd.. Carex trichocarpa, the hairy-fruited sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America. It is listed as a "species of special concern" in Connecticut, the United States. The larvae of Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, feed on the plant. Euphyes bimacula is listed as endangered in Connecticut.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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