''Carex cumberlandensis'' is a

tussock Tussock may refer to: * Tussock grass, a group of species in the family Poaceae *Floating island * Lymantriinae, called tussock moths or tussocks See also * Hassock (disambiguation) Hassock may refer to: * Kneeler, a cushion or a piece of f ...

-forming species of perennial sedge in the family

Cyperaceae 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'' w ...

. It is native to eastern parts of the United States.

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cumberlandensis Plants described in 2001 Flora of Alabama Flora of Arkansas Flora of Kentucky Flora of Indiana Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Flora of North Carolina Flora of South Carolina Flora of Ohio Flora of Virginia Flora of West Virginia Flora of Tennessee {{carex-stub