Carex arctata (Drooping wood sedge)

Carex arctata Boott ex Hook.

Drooping wood sedge, drooping woodland sedge

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Commelinidae	Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
Order	Cyperales	Flowering plants including grasses
Family	Cyperaceae	Sedge family
Genus	Carex	The “true” sedges
Species	arctata

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6/13/2021 · Cathance River Nature Preserve, Topsham, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (15 × 10 cm)

5/18/2016 · Worcester Road, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire

5/16/2014 · Acton Arboretum, Action, Massachusetts
≈ 3½ × 4½" (9.2 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

5/18/2016 · Worcester Road, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire

Carex arctata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.

5/16/2014 · Acton Arboretum, Action, Massachusetts
≈ 4½ × 7" (11 × 17 cm) ID is uncertain

5/30/2014 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 6" (21 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

5/30/2014 · Tom and Susan’s, Pepperell, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 6" (12 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

5/16/2014 · Acton Arboretum, Action, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 6" (13 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain

6/13/2021 · Cathance River Nature Preserve, Topsham, Maine
≈ 6 × 4½" (14 × 11 cm)

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