Carex trichocarpa

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

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|authority=Muhl. ex Willd.

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Carex trichocarpa, the hairy-fruited sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America. It is listed as a "species of special concern" in Connecticut, the United States.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-11-01 |archive-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143509/http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf |url-status=dead }} The larvae of Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, feed on the plant.[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/hesperiinae/euphyes/index.html Euphyes], Site of Markku Savela Euphyes bimacula is listed as endangered in Connecticut.

Carex_trichocarpa_NRCS-002.jpg|Carex trichocarpa