Fraser sedge or Fraser's CymophyllusFraser’s sedge grows in rich mountain forests on moist slopes
and along streams, within a fairly restricted range in the southern
Appalachian Mountains. Populations are documented from
Pennsylvania south to Georgia and Tennessee.
The narrow range of Fraser’s sedge and the loss of its habitat
have reduced it to a relatively small number of scattered
populations. There is some concern that the existing populations
may be so small that they are falling victim to genetic drift, a loss
of genetic diversity that can reduce a species’ ability to adapt to
changes in its environment.
