Carex Linnaeus. Sedge.

Contributed by Derick B. Poindexter, Alan S. Weakley, and Bruce A. Sorrie

Key to Carex

A genus of about 2000 (or more) species, herbs, cosmopolitan, especially temperate and boreal.

Other Comments: Key to sections adapted closely from FNA23.

Ref: Ball & Reznicek (2002) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002b); Bryson, Kral, & Manhart (1987); Derieg et al. (2013); Dorey (2019); Dragon & Barrington (2009); Fernald (1942b); Frye & Lea (2002); Goetghebeur In Kubitzki (1998b); Kirschbaum (2007); Kral, Manhart, & Bryson (1987); LeBlond et al. (1994); Mackenzie (1931-1935); Maguilla et al. (2015); Maguilla et al. (2015); McKenzie & Nelson (2022); Medford, Poindexter, & Weakley (2021) In Weakley et al. (2021); Naczi (1993); Naczi, Bryson, & Cochrane (2002); Poindexter & Naczi (2014); Poindexter & Weakley (2018b) In Weakley et al. (2018a); Rettig (1989a); Sorrie et al. (2011); Ungberg (2022) In Weakley et al. (2022); Uttal (1971); Ward (2012a); Ward (2021). Show full citations.

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Sections:

• [26a] Section 1a Vulpinae
• [26a] Section 1b Vulpinae
• [26aa] Section 18 Paniceae
• [26aaa] Section 38 Leucoglochin
• [26b] Section 2 Heleoglochin
• [26bb] Section 19 Laxiflorae
• [26bbb] Section 39 Acrocystis
• [26c] Section 3 Multiflorae
• [26cc] Section 20 Granulares
• [26ccc] Section 40 Clandestinae
• [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin
• [26dd] Section 21 Careyanae
• [26ddd] Section 41 Pictae
• [26e] Section 4.1 Dispermae
• [26ee] Section 22 Griseae
• [26f] Section 4.2 Chordorrhizae
• [26ff] Section 23a Hymenochlaenae
• [26ff] Section 23b Hymenochlaenae
• [26ff] Section 23c Hymenochlaenae
• [26fff] Section 42 Mitratae
• [26g] Section 4.3 Physoglochin
• [26ggg] Section 43 Albae
• [26h] Section 5 Holarrhenae
• [26i] Section 6 Divisae
• [26ii] Section 24 Porocystis
• [26j] Section 7 Ammoglochin
• [26k] Section 8 Macrocephalae
• [26kk] Section 25 Anomalae
• [26kkk] Section 44 Phyllostachyae
• [26ll] Section 26 Hallerianae
• [26lll] Section 45 Firmiculmes
• [26m] Section 9 Glareosae
• [26mmm] Section 46 Leptocephalae
• [26n] Section 10 Deweyanae
• [26nn] Section 27 Hirtifoliae
• [26o] Section 11 Stellulatae
• [26oo] Section 28 Paludosae
• [26pp] Section 29 Carex
• [26q] Section 12 Ovales
• [26qq] Section 30 Vesicariae
• [26r] Section 13 Phacocystis
• [26rr] Section 31 Lupulinae
• [26s] Section 14 Racemosae
• [26ss] Section 32 Rostrales
• [26tt] Section 33 Collinsiae
• [26u] Section 15 Limosae
• [26uu] Section 34 Squarrosae
• [26v] Section 15.5 Thuringiaca
• [26vv] Section 35 Shortianae
• [26w] Section 16 Rhynchocystis
• [26ww] Section 36 Spirostachyae
• [26x] Section 17a Glaucescentes
• [26xx] Section 37 Ceratocystis
• [26z] Section 17b Bicolores