''Carex bushii'', Bush's sedge, is a species of

sedge The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...

in the genus ''

Carex ''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...

''. It native to the eastern

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

where it is found in areas of natural grassland. ''Carex bushii'' is distinguished from the similar '' Carex caroliniana'', ''

Carex complanata ''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' ...

'', and '' Carex hirsutella'' by having pistillate scales that are at least as long as the perigynia (the covering of the achene).Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2938386 bushii Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of Texas Flora of the North-Central United States Flora of the Northeastern United States Plants described in 1910 Taxa named by Kenneth Kent Mackenzie Flora without expected TNC conservation status