Lipocarpha micrantha

Lipocarpha micrantha, known as dwarf bulrush, small-flowered hemicarpha, small-flower halfchaff sedge, common hemicarpa and tiny-flowered sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) native to North America.[1]

Lipocarpha micrantha
Small plant in the foreground
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Lipocarpha
Species:
L. micrantha
Binomial name
Lipocarpha micrantha
(Vahl) G.C.Tucker
Synonyms
  • Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax
  • Scirpus micranthus Vahl

Conservation status

It is listed as endangered in Maryland, New Jersey, New York (state) and Pennsylvania.[1] It is listed as threatened in Connecticut,[2] Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Rhode Island.[1]

References

  1. "Plants Profile for Lipocarpha micrantha (smallflower halfchaff sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 20 December 2019.


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