Carex gracillima

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

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|genus=Carex

|species=gracillima

|authority=Schwein.Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 66 (1824)

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• Carex digitalis Schwein. & Torr.
• Carex gracillima var. macerrima Fernald & Wiegand
• Loxanisa gracillima (Schwein.) Raf.

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Carex gracillima, called the graceful sedge or purple-sheathed graceful sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324476-2 |title=Carex gracillima Schwein. |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=5 January 2021 }} It prefers to grow in shady, wet woodlands and similar habitats.{{cite web |url=https://www.friendsofthewildflowergarden.org/pages/plants/carex_gracillima.html |title=Graceful Sedge, Carex gracillima Schwein. |last=Bebeau |first=D. |date=2015 |website=friendsofthewildflowergarden.org |publisher=Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc. |access-date=5 January 2021 |quote=…basal sheaths blade-less and maroon }}