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Key to Carex, [26ss] Section 32 Rostrales: section Rostrales (Folliculatae)

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Show caption*© Scott Ward 1 Perigynia 6.4-10.7 mm long, 2.6-3.9× as long as wide  Carex turgescens

Show caption*© Jake Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jake Smith 1 Perigynia (8.3-) 10.5-15.6 mm long, 4-7× as long as wide.

Show caption*© David McCorquodale, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by David McCorquodale   2 Widest leaf blades 1.6-3.5 (-4.2) mm wide; bract sheaths concave at the apex; [of MD northward]  Carex michauxiana

Show caption*© Gary P. Fleming   2 Widest leaf blades (3.5-) 5-18 mm wide; bract sheaths truncate to convex at the apex; [collectively widespread in our area].

Show caption*© Erik Danielson     3 Pistillate scales usually awned (rarely merely cuspidate); pistillate scales (including the awn, if present) 0.5-1.2× as long as the perigynia; widest leaves of vegetative shoots 8-18 (-21) mm wide; pistillate spikes normally not staminate at apex (rarely with a few staminate flowers); [primarily of the Mountains and Piedmont]  Carex folliculata

Show caption*© Keith Bradley     3 Pistillate scales acute or long-acuminate (rarely short-awned); pistillate scales (including the awn, if present) 0.3-0.6× as long as the perigynia; larger leaves mostly 4-12 mm wide; pistillate spikes normally staminate at apex; [primarily of the Coastal Plain]  Carex lonchocarpa