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Cyperaceae

585 species · Plants

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Carex globosa Boott

This entry describes Carex globosa Boott, a species in the large flowering plant genus Carex, covering recent classification updates for the genus.

Carex deflexa Hornem.

Carex deflexa (northern sedge) is a native North American/Greenland clump-forming sedge with distinct rhizomes and leaves.

Carex rossii Boott

Carex rossii Boott is a North American native sedge that grows in a range of habitat types from forests to alpine meadows.

Carex lucorum Willd.

Carex lucorum Willd. is a tussock-forming perennial sedge in Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and northeastern US.

Carex nigromarginata Schwein.

Carex nigromarginata, black edge sedge, is a North American clumping sedge found across eastern North America.

Carex novae-angliae Schwein.

Carex novae-angliae is a North American native sedge common in northeastern North America and mesic deciduous forests.

Carex umbellata Willd.

Carex umbellata (parasol sedge) is a flowering sedge with ant-dispersed seeds, native to North America and introduced to the Dominican Republic.

Carex globularis L.

Carex globularis is a perennial Cyperaceae sedge native to damp forests and wetlands of Asia, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia.

Carex exsiccata L.H.Bailey

Carex exsiccata is a flowering sedge native to western North America, whose roots were used for black dye by native peoples.

Carex baileyi Britton

Carex baileyi Britton is a perennial clumping obligate wetland sedge native to wet acidic habitats.

Carex maorica Hamlin

Māori sedge (Carex maorica Hamlin) is a tufted sedge native to New Zealand’s North and South Islands.

Carex bullata Willd.

Carex bullata Willd. is a secure sedge species found in wet habitats across eastern North America.

Carex fascicularis Sol. ex Boott

Carex fascicularis is a tufted perennial sedge native to wet coastal regions of eastern and southwestern Australia.

Carex depauperata Curtis ex Woodw.

Carex depauperata is a rare European sedge, virtually extinct in the UK since the 1940s, with planned 2010 reintroductions.

Carex dioica L.

Carex dioica is a dioecious sedge flowering plant in the genus Carex native to Eurasian regions that prefers calcareous fens.

Carex alascana Boeckeler

Carex alascana is a native tussock-forming perennial sedge in Cyperaceae, found in parts of northern North America, Siberia, and Greenland.

Carex arcta Boott

Carex arcta, or northern cluster sedge, is a small native North American sedge that grows in wet coniferous forest areas.

Carex lachenalii Schkuhr

Carex lachenalii Schkuhr is a flowering Carex species native to multiple Northern Hemisphere regions and New Zealand's South Island.

Carex loliacea L.

Carex loliacea L. is a small tussock-forming grasslike sedge native to wetland areas across northern Eurasia and North America.

Carex tenuiflora Wahlenb.

Carex tenuiflora Wahlenb. is a clump-forming perennial sedge native to Northern Hemisphere subarctic and hemiboreal peatlands.

Carex trisperma var. billingsii O.W.Knight

Carex trisperma is a clump-forming perennial sedge with a circumpolar distribution that grows in wetlands, swamps, and bogs of coniferous forests.

Carex leptopoda Mack.

Carex leptopoda is a tussock-forming perennial sedge found in Western Canada, the US, and Mexico.

Carex athrostachya Olney

Carex athrostachya Olney is a clumping sedge that grows in wet habitats, reaching up to 80 cm tall with dense small inflorescences.

$Carex fracta Mack.$

Carex fracta Mack.

Carex fracta, fragile sheath sedge, is a US western native sedge that grows in mountain forests and meadows.

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