| Carex castanea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae |
| Species: | C. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex castanea Wahlenb. | |
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. [1] Its range extends from Manitoba to the eastern seaboard in Canada and from Minnesota to New England in the United States. [1] It is also sometimes called chestnut woodland sedge or chestnut-colored sedge. [2] [3]
