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Carex gynocrates Wormsk. ex Drej.
Northern Bog Sedge
- State Rank: S2
- Global Rank: G5
- State Status: Special Concern
Habitat: Peaty soils, circumneutral fens, Thuja swamps
Range: Circumboreal, south to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and mountains of Colorado and Utah.
Aids to Identification: Carex is a large and difficult genus, and technical characters must be relied upon to separate the species. Carex gynocrates is a member of section Dioicae.
Phenology: Flowers June - August.
Family: Cyperaceae
Synonyms: Carex dioica L. ssp. gynocrates (Wormsk. ex Drej.) Hultén; Carex dioica L. var. gynocrates (Wormsk. ex Drej.) Ostenf.
Known Distribution in Maine: This rare plant has been documented from a total of 17 town(s) in the following county(ies): Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis.