Carex

Contains 196 accepted taxa overall.

Family:CYPERACEAE
Common Name:SEDGE
Specimen: Search the Consortium of Tennessee-Kentucky Herbaria for specimens within this genus

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

UNDER DEVELOPMENT - this was the previous location of the Distribution Map - see the new section below.

Species

Scientific NameCommon Name
Carex abscondita Thicket Sedge
Carex aestivaliformis False Summer Sedge
Carex aestivalis Summer Sedge
Carex aggregata Glomerate Sedge
Carex alata Broadwing Sedge
Carex albicans  
Carex albicans var. albicans Whitetinge Sedge
Carex albicans var. australis Stellate Sedge
Carex albolutescens Greenwhite Sedge
Carex albursina White Bear Sedge
Carex allegheniensis Alleghany Sedge; Allegheny Sedge
Carex alopecoidea Foxtail Sedge
Carex amphibola Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge
Carex amplisquama Dixie Sedge
Carex annectens Yellow Fruit Sedge
Carex appalachica Appalachian Sedge
Carex argyrantha Hay Sedge
Carex atlantica Prickly Bog Sedge
Carex aureolensis Goldenfruit Sedge
Carex austrina Southern Sedge
Carex austrocaroliniana Tarheel Sedge
Carex austrolucorum Southern Blue Ridge Sedge
Carex baileyi Baileys Sedge
Carex barrattii Barratts Sedge
Carex basiantha Willdenows Sedge
Carex blanda Eastern Woodland Sedge
Carex brevior Shortbeak Sedge
Carex bromoides  
Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides Brome Like Sedge
Carex bromoides ssp. montana Brome Like Sedge
Carex brunnescens  
Carex brunnescens var. sphaerostachya Brownish Sedge; Green Bog Sedge
Carex bulbostylis False Hair Sedge
Carex bullata Button Sedge
Carex bushii Bushs Sedge
Carex buxbaumii Buxbaums Sedge
Carex canescens  
Carex canescens var. disjuncta Silvery Sedge
Carex careyana Careys Sedge
Carex caroliniana Carolina Sedge
Carex cephalophora Oval Leaf Sedge
Carex cherokeensis Cherokee Sedge
Carex collinsii Collins Sedge
Carex communis Fibrousroot Sedge
Carex comosa Longhair Sedge
Carex complanata Hirsute Sedge
Carex conjuncta Soft Fox Sedge
Carex copulata Coupled Sedge
Carex corrugata Prune Fruit Sedge
Carex crawei Crawes Sedge
Carex crebriflora Coastal Plain Sedge
Carex crinita  
Carex crinita var. brevicrinis Fringed Sedge
Carex crinita var. crinita Fringed Sedge
Carex cristatella Crested Sedge
Carex crus-corvi Ravenfoot Sedge
Carex cumberlandensis Cumberland Sedge
Carex davisii Davis Sedge
Carex debilis White Edge Sedge
Carex decomposita Cypressknee Sedge
Carex digitalis  
Carex digitalis var. digitalis Slender Woodland Sedge
Carex eburnea Bristleleaf Sedge
Carex echinata  
Carex echinata ssp. echinata Star Sedge
Carex emmonsii Emmons Sedge
Carex emoryi Emorys Sedge
Carex festucacea Fescue Sedge
Carex flaccosperma Thinfruit Sedge
Carex flexuosa White Edge Sedge; Rudges White-Edge Sedge
Carex floridana Florida Sedge
Carex folliculata Northern Long Sedge
Carex frankii Franks Sedge
Carex fraseriana Frasers Sedge
Carex fumosimontana Smoky Mountain Sedge
Carex gigantea Giant Sedge
Carex glaucescens Southern Waxy Sedge
Carex glaucodea Blue Sedge
Carex gracilescens Slender Looseflower Sedge
Carex gracillima Graceful Sedge
Carex granularis Limestone Meadow Sedge
Carex gravida Heavy Sedge
Carex gravida var. gravida Heavy Sedge; Pregnant Sedge
Carex gravida var. lunelliana Heavy Sedge; Pregnant Sedge
Carex grayi Grays Sedge
Carex grisea Inflated Narrow Leaf Sedge
Carex gynandra Nodding Sedge
Carex hirsutella Fuzzy Wuzzy Sedge
Carex hirtifolia Pubescent Sedge
Carex hitchcockiana Hitchcocks Sedge
Carex howei Prickly Bog Sedge; Howes Sedge
Carex hyalina Tissue Sedge
Carex hyalinolepis Shoreline Sedge
Carex hystericina Bottlebrush Sedge
Carex interior Inland Sedge
Carex intumescens  
Carex intumescens var. fernaldii Fernalds Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens var. intumescens Bladder Sedge
Carex jamesii James Sedge
Carex joorii Cypress Swamp Sedge
Carex juniperorum Juniper Sedge
Carex kraliana Krals Sedge
Carex laevivaginata Smoothsheath Sedge
Carex laxiculmis Spreading Sedge
Carex laxiflora Broad Looseflower Sedge
Carex leavenworthii Leavenworths Sedge
Carex leptalea  
Carex leptalea ssp. harperi Harpers Sedge
Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea Bristlystalked Sedge
Carex leptonervia Nerveless Woodland Sedge
Carex lonchocarpa Southern Long Sedge
Carex longii Longs Sedge
Carex louisianica Louisiana Sedge
Carex lucorum Blue Ridge Sedge
Carex lupuliformis False Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina Hop Sedge
Carex lurida Shallow Sedge
Carex macropoda Long Spiked Slender Woodland Sedge
Carex manhartii Manharts Sedge
Carex meadii Meads Sedge
Carex mesochorea Midland Sedge
Carex misera Wretched Sedge
Carex mitchelliana Mitchells Sedge
Carex molesta Troublesome Sedge
Carex molestiformis Frightful Sedge
Carex muehlenbergii  
Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis Muhlenbergs Sedge
Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii Muhlenbergs Sedge
Carex muskingumensis Muskingum Sedge
Carex nigromarginata Black Edge Sedge
Carex normalis Greater Straw Sedge
Carex oblita Southern Dark Green Sedge
Carex oklahomensis Oklahoma Sedge
Carex oligocarpa Richwoods Sedge
Carex ouachitana Ouachita Mountain Sedge
Carex ovalis Eggbract Sedge
Carex oxylepis Sharpscale Sedge
Carex pallescens Pale Sedge
Carex pedunculata  
Carex pedunculata var. pedunculata Longstalk Sedge
Carex pellita Woolly Sedge
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex picta Bootts Sedge
Carex pigra Tarheel Sedge
Carex planispicata Flat Spiked Sedge
Carex plantaginea Plantainleaf Sedge
Carex platyphylla Broadleaf Sedge
Carex praegracilis Clustered Field Sedge
Carex prasina Drooping Sedge
Carex projecta Necklace Sedge
Carex purpurifera Purple Sedge
Carex radiata Eastern Star Sedge
Carex reniformis Kidneyshape Sedge
Carex retroflexa Reflexed Sedge
Carex reznicekii Rezniceks Sedge
Carex roanensis Roan Mountain Sedge
Carex rosea Rosy Sedge
Carex rugosperma Parachute Sedge
Carex ruthii Ruths Sedge
Carex scabrata Eastern Rough Sedge
Carex schweinitzii Schweinitzs Sedge
Carex scoparia Broom Sedge
Carex seorsa Weak Stellate Sedge
Carex shortiana Shorts Sedge
Carex socialis Low Woodland Sedge
Carex sparganioides Bur Reed Sedge
Carex squarrosa Squarrose Sedge
Carex sterilis Dioecious Sedge
Carex stipata  
Carex stipata var. maxima Stalkgrain Sedge
Carex stipata var. stipata Owlfruit Sedge
Carex straminea Eastern Straw Sedge
Carex striatula Lined Sedge
Carex stricta Upright Sedge
Carex styloflexa Bent Sedge
Carex superata Willdenows Sedge
Carex swanii Swans Sedge
Carex tenera Quill Sedge
Carex tetanica Rigid Sedge
Carex texensis Texas Sedge
Carex timida Timid Sedge
Carex tonsa Shaved Sedge
Carex torta Twisted Sedge
Carex triangularis Eastern Fox Sedge
Carex tribuloides var. sangamonensis Blunt Broom Sedge
Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides Blunt Broom Sedge
Carex trichocarpa Hairyfruit Sedge
Carex typhina Cattail Sedge
Carex umbellata Parasol Sedge
Carex utriculata Northwest Territory Sedge
Carex vesicaria Blister Sedge
Carex vestita Velvet Sedge
Carex virescens Ribbed Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea Fox Sedge
Carex willdenowii Willdenows Sedge
Carex woodii Pretty Sedge