Carex formosa, also known as handsome sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America. It is listed as an endangered species in the US states of Minnesota, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, as threatened in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Wisconsin, and as presumed extirpated in Ohio.[1]
| Carex formosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae |
| Species: | C. formosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex formosa Dewey
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References
edit- ^ "Plants Profile for Carex formosa (Handsome sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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