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Cyperaceae

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Carex tereticaulis F.Muell.

Carex tereticaulis F.Muell. is a perennial tufted sedge native to southern Australia, with traditional Indigenous uses.

Carex tumulicola Mack.

Carex tumulicola is a western North American sedge cultivated as an ornamental grass for drought-tolerant and sustainable landscaping.

Carex maritima Gunnerus

Carex maritima, or curved sedge, is a perennial sedge with a primarily northern circumpolar distribution that grows in wet sandy habitats.

Carex siccata Dewey

Dryspike sedge (Carex siccata) is a North American Carex species endangered in New Jersey with disputed synonymy of Carex foenea.

Carex accrescens Ohwi

Carex accrescens Ohwi is a sedge species first described in 1931, native to eastern Asia from Siberia to Korea and Japan.

Carex texensis (Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey

Carex texensis (Texas sedge) is a flowering Cyperaceae plant endemic to parts of the US with a description of its structures.

Carex appalachica J.M.Webber & P.W.Ball

Carex appalachica (Appalachian sedge) is a Cyperaceae flowering plant native to eastern North American temperate forests.

Carex douglasii Boott

Carex douglasii Boott is a dioecious sedge native to much of western North America that grows in a range of moist to dry habitats.

Carex neurocarpa Maxim.

Carex neurocarpa Maxim., or nerve-fruited sedge, is a sedge native to parts of East Asia and southeastern Russia.

Carex leersii F.W.Schultz

Carex leersii is a widespread Cyperaceae flowering plant native to Eurasia and North Africa, introduced to New Zealand, that favours sunny, dry spots.

Carex praegracilis W.Boott

Carex praegracilis is a spreading North American sedge that grows in wet habitats, tolerates disturbance and alkaline conditions, and is often dioecious.

Carex densa (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey

Carex densa is a tussock-forming perennial sedge in Cyperaceae native to western North America.

Carex cusickii Mack.

Carex cusickii Mack. is a tussock-forming wetland sedge that grows to 1.3 m tall and is sometimes dioecious.

Carex pansa L.H.Bailey

Carex pansa, sand dune sedge, is a western North American coastal sedge sometimes used as a grass substitute in local landscaping.

Carex triangularis Boeckeler

Carex triangularis is a tussock-forming perennial sedge native to central and southeastern United States.

Carex conjuncta Boott

Carex conjuncta Boott is an uncommon clumping perennial sedge native to wet habitats in the central and eastern United States.

Carex alopecoidea Tuck.

Carex alopecoidea, foxtail sedge, is a North American Carex species with varying threatened or endangered conservation statuses across regions.

Carex gravida L.H.Bailey

Carex gravida L.H.Bailey is a turf-forming sedge native to central North America, introduced to three eastern US states.

Carex laevivaginata (Kük.) Mack.

Carex laevivaginata is a species in the large flowering plant genus Carex, which was expanded in 2015.

Carex oklahomensis Mack.

Carex oklahomensis Mack. is a species in the large flowering plant genus Carex, which underwent a 2015 reclassification expanding its circumscription.

Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph.Wood

Prairie sedge (Carex prairea) is a North American native perennial tussock-forming sedge in the Cyperaceae family.

Carex siderosticta Hance

Carex siderosticta Hance is an East Asian native sedge, unique among Carex for producing pseudo-lateral culms.

Carex myosuroides Vill.

Carex myosuroides, mouse-tail bog sedge, is a unique circumboreal sedge with ectomycorrhizal associations that hosts many fungi.

Carex breweri Boott

Brewer's sedge (Carex breweri) is a sedge species found on dry slopes in the western United States, placed in Carex sect. Inflatae.

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