Carex prairea

Carex prairea, common name prairie sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America. It is a perennial, tussock-forming plant in the Cyperaceae family^[1]

Carex prairea
1913 botanical illustration.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. prairea
Binomial name
Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph. Wood

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as threatened in Maine and Pennsylvania,^[2] and as a special concern species in Connecticut,^[3]