Carex novae-angliae, the New England sedge,[1] is a Carex species that is native to North America.
Carex novae-angliae is loosely tufted, with ascending to erect rhizomes. The rhizomes are slender and reddish-brown, and range from 1–20 mm (0.039–0.787 in) in diameter. The culms of the plant are 5–40 cm (2.0–15.7 in) long and slightly rough.[2]
The inflorescences of the plant have both staminate and proximate spikes, with peduncles of staminate spikes 1.9–5.9 mm (0.075–0.232 in) long.[2]
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The plant occurs commonly in mesic deciduous forests and less commonly in evergreen-deciduous forests.[3]
It is native to North America, but is more common in Canada and the north-eastern United States than the American Midwest or South.[4]
It is listed as threatened in Michigan,[5] and Minnesota,[6] and as a species of special concern in Connecticut.[7]
Carex novae-angliae, the New England sedge, is a Carex species that is native to North America.
