Contains 149 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CAREX Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 972. 1753, nom. cons.
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TYPE: Carex hirta Linnaeus, typ. cons.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carex abscondita | Thicket Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex aestivalis | Summer Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex alata | Broad-winged Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex albicans var. albicans | White-tinged Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex albicans var. australis | Southern White-tinged Sedge, Bellow's-beak Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex albolutescens | Greenish-white Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex albursina | White Bear Sedge | Native SU (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex allegheniensis | White Edge Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) | ||
| Carex amphibola | Eastern Narrow-leaved Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex annectens | Yellow-fruited Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex appalachica | Appalachian Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex atlantica | Prickly Bog Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex aureolensis | Southern Frank’s Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex austrina | Southern Sedge | Not Native | ||
| Carex austrocaroliniana | South Carolina Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex austrodeflexa | Canebrake Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G3G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex austrolucorum | Appalachian Woodland Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) | ||
| Carex barrattii | Barratt's Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex basiantha | Southern Willdenow's Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex bicknellii | Bicknell’s Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex biltmoreana | Biltmore Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G3 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex blanda | Eastern Woodland Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides | Common Brome Sedge | Native S4S5 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex bromoides ssp. montana | Blue Ridge Brome Sedge | Native Rare-State S3? (State Rank) G5T3? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex bullata var. greenei | Button Sedge | Native Rare-State S1S2 (State Rank) | ||
| Carex bushii | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | |||
| Carex buxbaumii | Brown Bog Sedge, Buxbaum's Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex calcifugens | Calcium-fleeing Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G3 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex caroliniana | Carolina Sedge | Native S4S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex cephalophora | Oval-leaved Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex chapmanii | Chapman's Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G3 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex cherokeensis | Cherokee Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex collinsii | Collins's Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex communis | Fibrous-rooted Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex comosa | Bottlebrush Sedge, Bristly Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex complanata | Hirsute Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex corrugata | Prune-fruited Sedge | Native G5? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex crebriflora | Coastal Plain Sedge | Native Rare-State S3S4 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex crinita var. brevicrinis | Short-fringed Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) | ||
| Carex crinita var. crinita | Long-fringed Sedge | Native G5T5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex crus-corvi | Crowfoot Sedge, Ravenfoot Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex cumberlandensis | Cumberland Sedge | Native Rare-State S3? (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex dasycarpa | Velvet Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex debilis | White Edged Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex decomposita | Cypress-knee Sedge, Epiphytic Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G3G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex digitalis var. digitalis | Slender Woodland Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex digitalis var. floridana | Southern Slender Woodland Sedge | Native | ||
| Carex digitalis var. macropoda | Long-spiked Slender Woodland Sedge | Native Rare-State S3? (State Rank) | ||
| Carex eburnea | Ebony Sedge, Bristle-leaf Sedge | Native Rare-State SX (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex echinata ssp. echinata | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank) | |||
| Carex elliottii | Elliott’s Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex emmonsii | Emmons’s Sedge | Native Rare-State S3S4 (State Rank) | ||
| Carex festucacea | Fescue Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex fissa var. aristata | Hammock Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G4?T4? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex flaccosperma | Meadow Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex flexuosa | Flexuous White-edge Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) | ||
| Carex floridana | Florida Sedge | Native G5? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex folliculata | Northern Long Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex frankii | Frank’s Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex fraseriana | Fraser's Sedge, Lily-leaf Sedge | Native SNA (State Rank) | ||
| Carex gholsonii | Gholson's Sedge | Native Rare-State S2S3 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex gigantea | Giant Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex glaucescens | Blue Sedge, Southern Waxy Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex godfreyi | Godfrey's Sedge | Native G3G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex gracilescens | Slender Loose-flowered Sedge | Native Rare-State S1? (State Rank) G5? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex gracillima | Graceful Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex granularis | Limestone Meadow Sedge | Native Rare-State S1S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex gravida | Pregnant Sedge, Heavy Sedge | Not Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex grayi | Asa Gray’s Sedge | Native G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex gynandra | Nodding Sedge | Native Rare-State S1S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex hirsutella | Fuzzy Sedge, Hairy-leaved Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex howei | Howe's Sedge | Native | ||
| Carex hyalinolepis | Shoreline Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex ignota | Native G4 (Global Rank) | |||
| Carex impressinervia | Ravine Sedge, Impressed-nerve Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G2 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex intumescens var. intumescens | Bladder Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex jamesii | James's Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex joorii | Joor's Sedge, Hummock Sedge, Cypress-swamp Sedge | Native G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex kraliana | Kral's Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex laevivaginata | Smooth-sheathed Sedge | Native S4S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex laxiculmis | Spreading Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex laxiflora | Broad Loose-flowered Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex leavenworthii | Leavenworth’s Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex leptalea var. harperi | Harper’s Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) | ||
| Carex leptalea var. leptalea | Bristly-stalk Sedge | Not Native | ||
| Carex leptonervia | Nerveless Woodland Sedge | Not Native | ||
| Carex lonchocarpa | Southern Long Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex longii | Long's Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex louisianica | Louisiana Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex lupuliformis | False Hop Sedge | Native Rare-State S2? (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex lupulina | Hop Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex lurida | Sallow Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex lutea | Native Rare-State Endangered-US S1 (State Rank) G2 (Global Rank) | |||
| Carex manhartii | Blue Ridge Purple Sedge, Manhart's Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G3G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex meadii | Mead's Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex mesochorea | Midland Sedge | Native Rare-State S1S2 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex mitchelliana | Mitchell's Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis | Native Rare-State S2? (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank) | |||
| Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii | Muehlenberg’s Sedge | Native G5T5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex nigromarginata | Black-edged Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex normalis | Greater Straw Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex oblita | Southern Dark Green Sedge | Native | ||
| Carex oligocarpa | Eastern Few-fruited Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex oxylepis | Sharp-scaled Sedge | Native G5? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex pigra | Lazy Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex planispicata | Flat-spiked Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4Q (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex plantaginea | Plantainleaf Sedge, Seersucker Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex platyphylla | Native SU (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | |||
| Carex prasina | Drooping Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex projecta | Necklace Sedge | Native Rare-State S1S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex radfordii | Radford's Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G3 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex radiata | Eastern Star Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex reniformis | Kidney Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex retroflexa | Reflexed Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex reznicekii | Reznicek’s Sedge | Native Rare-State S2S3 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex rosea | Rosy Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex rugosperma | Parachute Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) | ||
| Carex ruthii | Ruth's Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G3G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex scabrata | Eastern Rough Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex scoparia | Broom Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex seorsa | Weak Stellate Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex socialis | Low Woodland Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex sparganioides | Bur-reed sedge | Not Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex squarrosa | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | |||
| Carex stipata var. maxima | Large Stalk-grain Sedge | Native G5T5? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex stipata var. stipata | Stalk-grain Sedge, Awl-fruit Sedge | Native G5T5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex striata var. brevis | Walter’s Sedge | Native Rare-State S3S4 (State Rank) G4G5T4? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex striata var. striata | Walter’s Sedge, Pocosin Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G4G5T4T5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex striatula | Lined Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex stricta | Tussuck Sedge, Upright Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex styloflexa | Bent Sedge | Native S4 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex superata | Limestone Forest Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G4? (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex swanii | Swan’s Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex tenax | Wire Sedge | Native G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex tenera | Slender Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex texensis | Texas Sedge | Native S4? (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex tonsa | Shaved Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex torta | Streambed Sedge, Twisted Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex triangularis | Eastern Fox Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex turgescens | Pinebarren Sedge | Native Rare-State S2 (State Rank) G4G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex typhina | Cattail Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex umbellata | Parasol Sedge | Native G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex venusta | Dark Green Sedge | Native G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex verrucosa | Warty Sedge | Native Rare-State S3 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex virescens | Ribbed Sedge | Native Rare-State S3S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex willdenowii | Willdenow’s Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank) | ||
| Carex woodii | Wood's Sedge | Native Rare-State S1 (State Rank) G4 (Global Rank) |
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||