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Carex pallescens L.
Cyperaceae

Carex pallescens L.

Carex pallescens L.

Carex pallescens (pale sedge) is a widespread flowering plant with unstable chromosome numbers, native to multiple regions across North America, Europe, North Africa, and western Asia.

Carex panicea L.
Cyperaceae

Carex panicea L.

Carex panicea L.

Carex panicea (carnation sedge) is a grass-like Cyperaceae species found in parts of Europe and North America.

Carex paniculata L.
Cyperaceae

Carex paniculata L.

Carex paniculata L.

Carex paniculata, the greater tussock-sedge, is a 1.5m tall flowering sedge native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Carex pauciflora Lightf.
Cyperaceae

Carex pauciflora Lightf.

Carex pauciflora Lightf.

Carex pauciflora Lightf. is a circumboreal perennial sedge of acidic wetlands, assessed globally as least concern with threatened local populations.

Carex peckii Howe
Cyperaceae

Carex peckii Howe

Carex peckii Howe

Carex peckii Howe is a North American sedge that forms clonal colonies, growing among trees from dry to wet sites as a host for Uromyces perigynius.

Carex pediformis C.A.Mey.
Cyperaceae

Carex pediformis C.A.Mey.

Carex pediformis C.A.Mey.

Carex pediformis C.A.Mey. is a Eurasian forest-steppe specialist sedge species in the genus Carex.

Carex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd.
Cyperaceae

Carex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd.

Carex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd.

Carex pedunculata is a small evergreen tussock sedge that colonizes woodland openings in North America.

Carex pellita Muhl. ex Willd.
Cyperaceae

Carex pellita Muhl. ex Willd.

Carex pellita Muhl. ex Willd.

Carex pellita is a North American native sedge that grows in various habitats and has distinct woolly-fruited features.

Carex pendula Huds.
Cyperaceae

Carex pendula Huds.

Carex pendula Huds.

Carex pendula Huds. is a tall perennial tuft-forming sedge with a documented introduced range in New Zealand and parts of the United States.

Carex pensylvanica Lam.
Cyperaceae

Carex pensylvanica Lam.

Carex pensylvanica Lam.

Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge) is a North American native sedge often dominant in invaded hardwood forest understories.

Carex pilosa Scop.
Cyperaceae

Carex pilosa Scop.

Carex pilosa Scop.

Carex pilosa Scop. is a 60 cm tall perennial that blooms April to May, preferring various woodland habitats.

Carex pilulifera L.
Cyperaceae

Carex pilulifera L.

Carex pilulifera L.

Carex pilulifera L. is a densely tufted sedge with a broad European distribution whose seeds are dispersed by ants.

Carex plantaginea Lam.
Cyperaceae

Carex plantaginea Lam.

Carex plantaginea Lam.

Carex plantaginea Lam. grows up to 0.9 m tall and is distributed across much of eastern North America.

Carex platyphylla J.Carey
Cyperaceae

Carex platyphylla J.Carey

Carex platyphylla J.Carey

Carex platyphylla is a native North American ornamental sedge that favors dry shaded forest habitats.

Carex praecox Schreb.
Cyperaceae

Carex praecox Schreb.

Carex praecox Schreb.

Carex praecox, the spring sedge, is a flowering Carex species native to Europe, western Asia and Mongolia.

Carex prasina Wahlenb.
Cyperaceae

Carex prasina Wahlenb.

Carex prasina Wahlenb.

Carex prasina (drooping sedge) is a Cyperaceae flowering plant native to eastern North America, found in wet deciduous forest spots.

Carex projecta Mack.
Cyperaceae

Carex projecta Mack.

Carex projecta Mack.

Necklace sedge (Carex projecta) is a species of sedge first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1908.

Carex pseudocyperus L.
Cyperaceae

Carex pseudocyperus L.

Carex pseudocyperus L.

Carex pseudocyperus L. is a flowering sedge that grows in wetland areas with distinct structural features.

Carex pulicaris L.
Cyperaceae

Carex pulicaris L.

Carex pulicaris L.

Carex pulicaris L. is a small European sedge that grows in wet habitats, named for its jumping mature seeds.

Carex pumila Thunb.
Cyperaceae

Carex pumila Thunb.

Carex pumila Thunb.

Carex pumila Thunb. is a tufted perennial coastal sedge found across temperate regions of multiple continents.

Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small
Cyperaceae

Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small

Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small

Carex radiata (eastern star sedge) is a North American flowering sedge cultivated for its attractive foliage and showy flowers.

Carex remota L.
Cyperaceae

Carex remota L.

Carex remota L.

Carex remota L. (remote sedge) is a grass-like clumping plant with distinctive stems, leaves, and pale green spiraling inflorescences.

Carex retrorsa Schwein.
Cyperaceae

Carex retrorsa Schwein.

Carex retrorsa Schwein.

Carex retrorsa Schwein. is a rhizomatous clump-forming wetland sedge used in restoration, erosion control, and rain gardens.

Carex riparia Curtis
Cyperaceae

Carex riparia Curtis

Carex riparia Curtis

Carex riparia Curtis is a large sedge species found across Eurasia, with isolated populations in North Africa, that grows in wetland habitats.

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