Carex castanea

Carex castanea, commonly known as chestnut sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) native to North America. It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.^[1] Its range extends from Manitoba to the eastern seaboard in Canada and from Minnesota to New England in the United States.^[1] It is also sometimes called chestnut woodland sedge or chestnut-colored sedge.^[2][3]

Carex castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Section:	Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae
Species:	C. castanea
Binomial name
Carex castanea Wahlenb.