Carex exilis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex exilis
Name

Carex exilis Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 14: 351 (1828).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Vignea exilis (Dewey) Raf., Good Book: 27 (1840).
Heterotypic
Carex exilis var. squamacea Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 14: 351 (1828).
Carex exilis var. androgyna Dewey ex Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 750 (1861).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alabama, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Qubec, Rhode I., Vermont, Wisconsin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Dewey, C. 1828. American Journal of Science 14: 351.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex exilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 17. Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Carex exilis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 17 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Carex exilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jan 17. Reference page. 
Tropicos.org 2020. Carex exilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jan 2020.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database ITIS TSN: 39470
Vernacular names
English: coastal sedge, Coastal sedge

Carex exilis, common name coastal sedge[1] or meager sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America, with several disjunct populations from southern Canada to the Gulf Coast.[2] It is rare in much of its range[2] and is listed as an endangered species in Connecticut by state authorities.[3]
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex exilis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
"Carex exilis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2017-11-10.