Carex magellanica

Carex magellanica, or the boreal bog sedge, is a Carex species that is native to North America. It is listed as endangered in Connecticut.

Description
Carex magellanica grows loosely tufted from a short to long rhizome. Its culms grow upward of 55 cm, and are leafy in their lower part. These leaves are shorter than the culms, and 2-4 mm wide, distinguishing the plant from the similar Carex limosa, or "muck sedge", which has leaves greater than 4 mm in width. Its terminal spikelet is contains only the stamen, with one to four other spikelets that are ovoid and pistillate, arranged on drooping, slender peduncles.