Update The Flora Addenda document is now available, with many taxonomic changes and corrections. Updates
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Plant of the day: Carex tonsa — shaved sedge
There are two varieties of shaved sedge in New England, (Carex tonsa var. tonsa and C. tonsa var. rugosperma), with overlapping ranges in New England. They may be found growing together.
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