Hairy-fruit Sedge
Carex trichocarpa Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
Hairy-fruit Sedge: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/2123
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Used as a host plant by Two-spotted Skipper.

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Carex trichocarpa
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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. Carex
Species:
C. trichocarpa
Binomial name
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.[1] The larvae of Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, feed on the plant.[2] Euphyes bimacula is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2017-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Euphyes, Site of Markku Savela