35 results for Genus: Carex. Section: [26q] Section 12 Ovales. More search options

Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution	Image
Cyperaceae	Carex alata	Broad-winged Sedge	Bottomland forests, beaver ponds, oligohaline tidal marshes, other freshwater marshes, depression ponds.	NH, MI, and MO south to c. peninsular FL and TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex albolutescens	Greenish-white Sedge	Low fields, bottomlands.	MA, NY, WI, and MO, south to Panhandle FL and TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex argyrantha	Silvery-flowered Sedge, Hay Sedge	Grassy balds, mountain meadows, dry-mesic to dry forests, woodlands, clearings, and outcrops.	NB west to ON, south to w. NC, e. TN (Unicoi County), and OH.
Cyperaceae	Carex bebbii	Bebb’s Sedge	Calcareous and mafic wetlands, wet prairies.	NL (Newfoundland), NL (Labrador) and AK south to NJ, nw. VA (Big Meadows, VA; ID uncertain; Weakley, Ludwig, & Townsend 2012), OH, IN, IL, NE, CO, and OR.
Cyperaceae	Carex bicknellii	Bicknell’s Sedge	Dry prairies, eastwards (SC) in prairie-like openings and barrens over gabbro or serpentine.	ME west to SK, south to DE, OH, MO, OK, and NM; disjunct in nc. SC (where first reported by Hill & Horn 1997).
Cyperaceae	Carex brevior	Shortbeak Sedge	Prairies, dry forests, and woodland margins.	ME west to BC, south to n. GA, c. TN, MS, TX, TAM, AZ, and MIC.
Cyperaceae	Carex crawfordii	Crawford's Sedge	Swamps and marshes, open dryish sandy areas; southwards in disturbed areas such as railroad yards (in MO).	NL west to AK, south to n. NJ, ne. PA, MI, n. IL, IA, CO, ID, and OR.
Cyperaceae	Carex cristatella	Crested Sedge	Grassy balds, fens, wet meadows, river shores, especially in calcareous or nutrient-rich alluvial soils.	VT west to SK, south to w. NC, KY, MO, and KS. See Fox, Godfrey, & Blomquist (1952) for the first report from NC. Rejected from the TN flora (Tennessee Flora Committee 2015).
Cyperaceae	Carex cumulata		Dry to wet acid barrens and glades.	NL west to SK, south to NJ, PA, IN, and IL.
Cyperaceae	Carex echinodes		Bottomland forests.	QC west to MB, south to CT, s. OH, s. IN, IL, MO, and e. NE.
Cyperaceae	Carex festucacea	Fescue Sedge	Bottomland forests, depression ponds and swamps, wet meadows.	VT west to MN, south to GA, Panhandle FL, AL, MS, LA, and TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex foenea	Hay Sedge	Dry woodlands.	NL (Labrador) and NL (Newfoundland) west to YT, south to CT, NY, s. NJ, PA, MI, and ID.
Cyperaceae	Carex hormathodes	Marsh Straw Sedge	Freshwater and slightly brackish tidal marshes, interdune ponds.	NL (Newfoundland) south to ne. NC, along the coast.
Cyperaceae	Carex hyalina		Bottomland forests.	TN, AR, and OK, south to MS, LA, and TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex leporina	Egg-bracted Sedge	Grassy balds, disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia, and the west coast of North America. Known to range in North America from NL (Newfoundland) and NY south to w. NC and ne. TN.
Cyperaceae	Carex longii	Long's Sedge	Bogs, low fields, bottomlands, oak flatwoods.	NS west to WI, south to s. FL and TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex missouriensis	Missouri Sedge	Prairie swales.	Wc. IN, IL west through s. IA and MO to se. NE and e. KS
Cyperaceae	Carex molesta	Troublesome Sedge	Dry to moist calcareous soils in calcareous glades and open woodlands.	NH west to ND, south to VA, AL, MS, and OK.
Cyperaceae	Carex molestiformis	Frightful Sedge	Bottomland forests, wet meadows, ditches, ravines, especially over calcareous substrates.	W. VA, WV, s. OH, c. KY, and c. MO south to nw. NC, n. GA, c. TN, n. MS, sw. AR, and se. OK (likely to be more widespread after further study).
Cyperaceae	Carex muskingumensis	Muskingum Sedge	Floodplain forests.	ON and MN south to KY, TN, e. AR, and OK.
Cyperaceae	Carex normalis	Greater Straw Sedge	Mesic to wet forests, moist prairies, marshes, seeps.	ME, QC, and ON south to GA and AR.
Cyperaceae	Carex opaca	Opaque Sedge	Prairies, eastwards in disturbed areas, such as introduced at old railroad livestock yard and well-established.	IL, MO, and KS south to MS, AR, and OK.
Cyperaceae	Carex ozarkana	Ozark Sedge	Seeps, streambanks, depressions in prairies.	AR and e. OK south to n. LA and e. TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex projecta	Necklace Sedge	Moist forests, fens.	NL (Newfoundland), NL (Labrador), and SK south to NC, IN, IL, and IA.
Cyperaceae	Carex reniformis	Kidney Sedge	Floodplain forests (including blackwater), marshes, ditches, other wet areas.	VA, IL, and OK south to FL Panhandle and TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex sangamonensis	Midwestern Blunt Broom Sedge, Sangamon Sedge	Bottomland forests, marshes.	OH, IL, and KS, south to SC, AL, LA, and TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex scoparia	Broom Sedge	Bogs, swamp forests, marshes, seepy ledges, ditches.	NL (Newfoundland) west to BC, south to GA, MS, and CA.
Cyperaceae	Carex shinnersii	Shinners's Sedge	Ephemeral wetlands.	KS south through w. AR and OK to ne. TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex silicea	Seabeach Sedge	Interdune swales, beaches, maritime woodlands.	NL (Newfoundland) south to VA, along the coast.
Cyperaceae	Carex straminea	Straw Sedge	Pools in river scours, fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, other wetlands, wet oak savannas.	MA west to WI, south to NC, KY, and MO.
Cyperaceae	Carex suberecta	Prairie Straw Sedge	Fens, calcareous wetlands, marshes, wet prairies.	ON and MN south to sw. VA, WV, OH, IN, IL, AR, and TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex tenera	Slender Sedge, Quill Sedge	Low forests, upland forests over hardpans, mesic prairies, wet ditches.	NS west to BC, south to MD, WV, s. OH, s. IN, s. IL, SD, n. NM, ID, and WA. Confusion in reporting of past records has obscured the distribution.
Cyperaceae	Carex tetrastachya	Four-angle Sedge	Wet prairies and swamps over calcareous substrates.	Sc. KS and OK south to LA and s. TX.
Cyperaceae	Carex tribuloides	Blunt Broom Sedge	Bottomland forests.	NB west to MN and NE, south to c. peninsular FL, GA, TN, MO, and KS.
Cyperaceae	Carex vexans	Florida Hammock Sedge, Vexed Sedge	Marshes, ditches, swamps, hydric hammocks.	E. Panhandle FL south to s. FL.