Carex sterilis Willdenow

Carex sterilis Willdenow is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex interior × Carex sterilis.

Carex ×minganinsularum Raymond.

Vernacular names

• carex stérile Marie-Victorin, 1995

• sterile sedge Harms, 2006
• dioecious sedge Harms, 2006
• fen star sedge UWSP

Synonyms

• Carex elachycarpa Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex muricata var. sterilis (Willdenow) Gleason TROPICOS
• Carex stellulata var. sterilis (Willdenow) J. Carey TROPICOS
• Carex sterilis var. rousseauiana Raymond WCSP
• Kobresia elachycarpa (Fernald) Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Cyperaceae
Subfamily	Cyperoideae
Tribe	Cariceae
Genus	Carex
Section	Carex sect. Stellulatae
Species	Carex sterilis

Habit

Herb