Carex atlantica

Carex atlantica, the prickly bog sedge, is a species of a flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern North America, and eastern Hispaniola.^[2][3] It is usually found growing in bogs or acidic seeps.^[4]

Carex atlantica
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. atlantica
Binomial name
Carex atlantica L.H.Bailey
Synonyms[2]
List Carex atlantica var. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Cronquist Carex atlantica var. incomperta (E.P.Bicknell) F.J.Herm. Carex delicatula E.P.Bicknell Carex echinata var. conferta (Chapm.) L.H.Bailey Carex howei Mack. Carex incomperta E.P.Bicknell Carex interior var. capillacea L.H.Bailey Carex mohriana Mack. Carex scirpoides var. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Fernald Carex stellulata f. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Kük. Carex stellulata var. conferta Chapm.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[2]

• Carex atlantica subsp. atlantica – Entire range, except Ontario, Québec, Vermont, and the Dominican Republic
• Carex atlantica subsp. capillacea (L.H.Bailey) Reznicek – Entire range, except West Virginia