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Barratt's sedge
Scientific Name: Carex barrattii
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: CT (Barratt's sedge), NC (Barratt's sedge), NY (Ba
Barratt's Sedge (Carex barrattii)
Carex barrattii, commonly known as Barratt's Sedge, is a species of sedge native to the United States.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex barrattii Schwein. & Torr.
- Common Name: Barratt's Sedge
- Family: Cyperaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonym: Carex littoralis Schwein. (non Krock. 1814)
- Taxonomic Status: Accepted
- Growth Type: Graminoid
- Duration: Perennial
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to the United States.
- Occurs on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
- Within New England, specifically found in Connecticut, marking the northern limit of its range in that area.
- Prefers wet soils.
Conservation Status
- Uncommon throughout most of its range.
- Not federally protected under the Endangered Species Act.
- Listed as rare in Connecticut.
- Historical locations may have been lost to development.
Morphological Characteristics
- A sedge species.
Quirky Facts
- Barratt's Sedge can dominate seasonally flooded ponds.
Further Information
- New England Plant Conservation Program: Conservation and Research Plan.
- Virginia Botanical Associates: Digital atlas of the Virginia flora.
- Discover Life: Page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Carex barrattii.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).