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Carex castanea

{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}

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|genus=Carex

|parent=Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae

|species=castanea

|authority = Wahlenb.

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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.{{r|usda}} Its range extends from Manitoba to the eastern seaboard in Canada and from Minnesota to New England in the United States.{{r|usda}} It is also sometimes called chestnut woodland sedge or chestnut-colored sedge.{{r|vascan|madfw}}

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{{cite web |title=Chestnut-colored Sedge, Carex castanea Wahlenb. |url=https://www.mass.gov/doc/chestnut-colored-sedge/download |website=mass.gov |publisher=Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife: Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program |accessdate=4 October 2020}}

{{cite web |url=https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=caca16 |title=Plants Profile for Carex castanea (chestnut sedge) |website= plants.usda.gov |access-date=3 October 2020}}

{{cite web |author=Brouillet L. et al. 2010+ |title=Carex castanea Wahlenberg |url=https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/4807 |website=data.canadensys.net |publisher=Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN) |accessdate=4 October 2020}}

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castanea

Category:Flora of Northern America

Category:Taxa named by Göran Wahlenberg

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