Carex swanii (Swan’s sedge)

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Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack.

Swan’s 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	swanii

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8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine
≈ 6 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine
≈ 3 × 3½" (8.5 × 9.7 cm)

Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. var. swanii Fernald

Carex swanii description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 6 May 2023.

8/28/2020 · Jack’s and Litchfield Trails, Chase Reserve, Brunswick, Maine
≈ 8 × 5" (20 × 13 cm)

6/21/2017 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts
≈ 3½ × 5" (8.7 × 13 cm)

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