The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant species ...
'' are given below: In May 2015, the Global Carex Group argued for a broader circumscription of Carex, proposing the addition of all species currently classified in ''Cymophyllus'' (1 species), ''Kobresia'' (c. 60 species), ''Schoenoxiphium'' (c. 15 species) and ''Uncinia'' (c. 70 species) to those already classified as '' Carex''. (Not all of these have been added below.)
Carex abrupta
''Carex abrupta'' is a species of sedge known by the common name abrupt-beaked sedge or abruptbeak sedge. It is native to the western United States from California to Idaho, where it grows in moist mountain habitat such as meadows.
Description
T ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex abscondita
''Carex abscondita'', the thicket sedge, is a North American species of sedge first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1910. It grows along the central and eastern United States, from eastern Texas to southern Missouri, east to the Atlantic coast ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex acaulis
''Carex acaulis'', known as the small dusky sedge, is a species of sedge in the genus '' Carex'' native to the Falkland Islands and southern Argentina.
Description
''Carex acaulis'' has at least two flowering spikes; the terminal one contains st ...
'' d'Urv.
*''
Carex accrescens
''Carex accrescens'' is a species of sedge that was first described by Jisaburo Ohwi
was Japanese botanist. He was a distinguished member of the Faculty of Science of Kyoto Imperial University. He is perhaps best known for his 1953 .
Species ...
'' Ohwi – Seoul sedge
*''
Carex acicularis
''Carex archeri'', known as Archer's sedge, is a species of sedge in the genus '' Carex'', endemic to south-eastern Australia.
Description
''Carex archeri'' grows up to high, with leaves less than wide. Its inflorescence comprises a single spi ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex acidicola
''Carex acidicola'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of the United States in Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, im ...
Carex × acutangula
''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'' ...
Carex acutiformis
''Carex acutiformis'', the lesser pond-sedge, is a species of sedge.
Description
It grows up to tall, with leaves up to long and wide.
Ecology
It is native to parts of northern and western Europe, where it grows in moist spots in a number o ...
Carex aggregata
''Carex aggregata'' is a species of sedge that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1910. It is native to the eastern United States and Canada.
References
aggregata
''Aggregata'' is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex × akitaensis
''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'' ...
'' Fujiw.
*''
Carex × akiyamana
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In Ma ...
'' Ohwi
*''
Carex alajica
''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'' ...
Carex alba
''Carex alba'', called the small white sedge, white-flowered sedge or just white sedge (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is typically found in temperate forests of Eurasia, from ...
'' Scop.
*''
Carex albata
''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'' ...
'' Boott ''ex'' Franch. – ditch sedge
*''
Carex × albertii
''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'' ...
Carex albidibasis
''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'' ...
'' T.Koyama
*''
Carex albolutescens
''Carex albolutescens'', known as greenish-white sedge or greenwhite sedge is a species of sedge native primarily to the lower Midwest
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four C ...
'' Schwein.
*''
Carex albonigra
''Carex albonigra'' is a species of sedge known by the common name black and white sedge. It is native to western North America from Alaska and most of western Canada to California to New Mexico, where it grows in mainly dry, rocky high mountain ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex alboviridis
''Carex alboviridis'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern parts of Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links ...
'' C.B.Clarke
*''
Carex albula
''Carex albula'', common name white sedge, is a species of sedge (in the Cyperaceae family). It is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.
According to Plants of the World online, it has no synonyms. However the New Zealand Plant Conserv ...
'' Allan
*''
Carex albursina
''Carex albursina'' (White Bear sedge, blunt-scaled wood sedge) is a wide-leaved sedge. It grows in moist deciduous or mixed woods in eastern North America. It was named after White Bear Lake in east central Minnesota
Minnesota () is a ...
'' E.Sheld.
*''
Carex algida
''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 ''Car ...
Carex alligata
''Carex alligata'', the Hawaiʻi sedge, is a species of sedge that is endemic to Hawaii.
It was first described in 1867 by American botanist Francis Boott
Francis Boott (26 September 1792 – 25 December 1863) was an American physician and ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex alliiformis
''Carex alliiformis'' is a tussock-forming perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern parts of Asia.
The sedge has a short rhizome with long running stolons that are covered in bladeless, red to brown coloured sheaths. Th ...
'' C.B.Clarke
*''
Carex allivescens
''Carex allivescens'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to northern parts of central China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the ...
Carex alma
''Carex alma'' is a species of sedge known by the common name sturdy sedge. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in moist spots in a number of habitat types. This sedge forms a thick clump of thin ste ...
'' L.H.Bailey
*''
Carex × almii
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In Ma ...
Carex alopecuroides
''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'' ...
Carex alsophila
''Carex alsophila'', commonly known as forest sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Victoria in south eastern Australia.
The sedge has a short rhizome and tufted shoots that are densel ...
'' F.Muell.
*''
Carex altaica
''Carex altaica'' is a species of sedge and is native to Mongolia, Siberia, and northwestern China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a popu ...
Carex amicta
''Carex amicta'' is a species of sedge that was first formally named by Francis Boott
Francis Boott (26 September 1792 – 25 December 1863) was an American physician and botanist who was resident in Great Britain from 1820.
Biography
Bo ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex amphibola
''Carex amphibola'', known as gray sedge, is a species of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Gr ...
'' Steud.
*''
Carex amplectens
''Carex amplectens'', the claspbract 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 abo ...
Carex andersonii
''Carex andersonii'' is a species of sedge that was first described by Francis Boott
Francis Boott (26 September 1792 – 25 December 1863) was an American physician and botanist who was resident in Great Britain from 1820.
Biography
Boot ...
Carex andina
''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'' ...
'' Phil.
*''
Carex andringitrensis
''Carex andringitrensis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasi ...
'' Cherm.
*''
Carex angolensis
''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'' ...
'' Nelmes
*''
Carex angustata
''Carex angustata'' is a species of sedge known by the common name widefruit sedge. It is native to the western United States from Washington and Idaho to California, where it grows in wet meadows and on streambanks.
Description
This sedge grows ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex angustifructus
Carex atrofusca, the dark brown sedge or scorched alpine sedge, is a species of sedge with a circumpolar or circumboreal distribution in the northern hemisphere.
Description
Carex atrofusca is a perennial cespitose loosely tufted sedge appr ...
Carex angustispica
''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 ''Car ...
Carex × aniaiensis
''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 ''Car ...
Carex anisostachys
''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 ''Car ...
'' Liebm.
*''
Carex annectens
''Carex annectens'', sometimes called yellow-fruited fox sedge, is a species of sedge native to most of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. It is common in prairies and high-water table fallow fields. In the Chicago area, its coef ...
'' (E.P.Bicknell) E.P.Bicknell
*''
Carex anningensis
''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 ''Car ...
'' F.T.Wang & Tang ''ex'' P.C.Li
*''
Carex anomoea
''Carex anomoea'' is a species of sedge. Its native range is Nepal to China. References
anomoea
''Anomoea'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae. The name is frequently confused with the tephritid fly genus ''Anomo ...
'' Hand.-Mazz.
*''
Carex anthoxanthea
''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'' ...
'' J.Presl & C.Presl
*''
Carex × anticostensis
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
Carex aperta
''Carex aperta'', known as Columbian sedge, is a species of sedge that was first described by Francis Boott
Francis Boott (26 September 1792 – 25 December 1863) was an American physician and botanist who was resident in Great Britain from ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex aphanolepis
''Carex aphanolepis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native
Native may refer to:
People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights ...
'' Franch. & Sav. – nerved-scale sedge
*''
Carex aphylla
''Carex aphylla'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern parts of South America.
See also
* List of ''Carex'' species
References
aphylla
''Aphylla'' is a widespread Neotropical ...
'' Kunth
*''
Carex aphyllopus
''Carex aphyllopus'' 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 larges ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex apiahyensis
''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'' ...
'' Palla
*''
Carex apoiensis
''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'' ...
'' Akiyama
*''
Carex appalachica
''Carex appalachica'', the Appalachian sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the Appalachian Mountains of the United States and Canada. It is a member of the ''Carex rosea'' species group
In biology, a spe ...
'' J.M.Webber & P.W.Ball
*''
Carex appendiculata
''Carex appendiculata'' is a species of sedge. It is native to northern and eastern Asia and New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which i ...
Carex applanata
''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'' ...
'' Thorsen et de Lange
*''
Carex appressa
''Carex appressa'', the tall sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and generally in the South West Pacific.
Description
''Carex appressa'' is a densely tufted, pere ...
'' R.Br.
*''
Carex appropinquata
''Carex appropinquata'', known as fibrous tussock-sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedge
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as s ...
'' Schumach.
*''
Carex aquatilis
''Carex aquatilis'' is a species of Carex, sedge known as water sedge and leafy tussock sedge. It has a Circumboreal Region, circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern reaches of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in many types o ...
'' Wahlenb.
*''
Carex aquilonalis
''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'' ...
'' Akiyama
*''
Carex × arakanei
''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'' ...
'' T.Koyama
*''
Carex arapahoensis
''Carex arapahoensis'', known as Arapaho sedge, is a species of sedge endemic to the western United States. It is found only in Colorado and Utah in alpine
Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to:
Places Europe
* Alps, ...
'' Clokey
*''
Carex archeri
''Carex archeri'', known as Archer's sedge, is a species of sedge in the genus '' Carex'', endemic to south-eastern Australia.
Description
''Carex archeri'' grows up to high, with leaves less than wide. Its inflorescence comprises a single spi ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex arcta
''Carex arcta'' is a species of sedge known by the common name northern cluster sedge. It is native to northern North America including most of Canada and northern parts of the United States. It grows in wet areas, especially in coniferous forest ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex arctata
''Carex arctata'', known as drooping woodland sedge, is a species of sedge native to eastern North America. It is sometimes called black sedge, compressed sedge, or drooping wood sedge. It occurs from Manitoba to the Maritimes in Canada, south t ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex arctiformis
''Carex arctiformis'', the polar sedge, is a species of sedge native to sphagnum bogs and other wetlands in northwestern North America (British Columbia and southeastern Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex × arctophila
''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'' ...
'' F.Nyl.
*''
Carex arenaria
''Carex arenaria'', or sand sedge, is a species of perennial sedge of the genus ''Carex'' which is commonly found growing in dunes and other sandy habitats, as the species epithet suggests (Latin , "sandy"). It grows by long stolons under the so ...
Carex argunensis
''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'' ...
'' Turcz. ''ex'' Ledeb.
*''
Carex argyi
''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'' ...
'' H.Lév. & Vaniot
*''
Carex argyrantha
''Carex argyrantha'', the hay sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the east-central and northeastern United States, and has gone extinct in Delaware. It typically grows in rocky wood ...
'' Tuck. ''ex'' Boott
*''
Carex aridula
''Carex aridula'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native
Native may refer to:
People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights base ...
Carex aristulifera
''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'' ...
Carex arnellii
''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 ''Car ...
'' Christ ''ex'' Scheutz – Musan sedge
*''
Carex arnottiana
''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'' ...
Carex × arthuriana
''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'' ...
'' C.L.Beckm. & Figert
*''
Carex × aschersonii
''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 ''Car ...
'' H.Lév.
*''
Carex ascotreta
''Carex ascotreta'' is a tussock-forming perennial 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 desc ...
'' C.B. Clarke – long Mokpo sedge
*''
Carex asperifructus
''Carex asperifructus'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to parts of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous countr ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex asraoi
''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'' ...
'' D.M.Verma
*''
Carex assiniboinensis
''Carex assiniboinensis'', commonly known as the assiniboia sedge, is a species of sedge (''Carex'') in the section ''Hymenochlaenae''. First described scientifically in 1884 by American botanist William Boott, it is found in Canada and the Uni ...
'' W.Boott
*''
Carex asturica
''Carex asturica'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Spain and Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country ...
Carex atherodes
''Carex atherodes'' is a species of sedge known by the common name wheat sedge. It is native to Eurasia and much of North America including most of Canada and the United States. It is a very common wetland plant across the American Midwest and ar ...
'' Spreng.
*''
Carex athrostachya
''Carex athrostachya'' is a species of sedge known by the common name slenderbeak sedge. It is native to western North America, including Alaska to central Canada, the western contiguous United States, and just into Baja California.
Description
...
Carex atractodes
''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'' ...
'' F.J.Herm.
*''
Carex atrata
''Carex atrata'', called black alpine sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant 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, ...
'' L. – black-spike sedge
*''
Carex atratiformis
''Carex atratiformis'', also known as scrabrous black sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The f ...
Carex atropicta
''Carex atropicta'' 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 ...
'' Steud.
*''
Carex atrosquama
''Carex atrosquama'', the lesser blackscale sedge, is a species of sedge that was first formally named by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1912. It is native to the northwestern United States and western Canada, from Alaska south to Utah and Colorado
...
Carex × auroniensis
''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 ''Car ...
'' L.C.Lamb.
*''
Carex austrina
''Carex austrina'', known as southern sedge, is a species of sedge endemic to the southern and central United States.
It was first described as ''Carex muehlenbergii'' var. ''australis'' in 1886.
Distribution and habitat
Southern sedge grows ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex austroafricana
''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'' ...
'' (Kük.) Raymond
*''
Carex austroalpina
''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'' ...
'' Bech.
*''
Carex austroamericana
''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'' ...
'' G.A.Wheeler
*''
Carex austrocaroliniana
''Carex austrocaroliniana'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of the United States.
The species was first described by the botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1893 as a par ...
'' L.H.Bailey
*''
Carex austrokoreensis
''Carex ligulata'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge 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 specie ...
Carex austro-occidentalis
''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 ''Car ...
'' F.T.Wang & Tang ''ex'' Y.C.Tang
*''
Carex austrosinensis
''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'' ...
Carex autumnalis
''Carex autumnalis'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It was first formally named by Jisaburo Ohwi
was Japanese botanist. He was a distinguished member of the Faculty of Science of Kyoto Imperial University. He ...
'' Ohwi – Autumnal sand sedge
*''
Carex aztecica
''Carex aztecica'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Central America.
It was originally named ''Carex fuscotincta'' by Kenneth Kent Mackenzie in 1909. However, this name was already occupied by ''C ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex azuayae
''Carex azuayae'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by g ...
Carex backii
''Carex backii'', commonly known as Back's sedge, is a species of sedge (''Carex'') in the section ''Phyllostachyae''. First described scientifically in 1839 by American botanist Francis Boott, it is found in Canada and the United States, where ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex baileyi
''Carex baileyi'' is a sedge in section '' Vesicariae'' the genus Carex (true sedges) native to the Appalachian mountains in Eastern North America. It is commonly called Bailey's sedge. ''Carex baileyi'' was named in honor of Liberty Hyde Bailey ...
'' Britton
*''
Carex baimaensis
''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'' ...
'' S.W.Su
*''
Carex baiposhanensis
''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 ''Car ...
'' P.C.Li
*''
Carex × bakkeriana
''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'' ...
'' D.T.E.Ploeg & Rudolphy
*''
Carex balansae
''Carex balansae'' 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 ...
'' Franch.
*''
Carex baldensis
''Carex baldensis'' is a species of sedge. Its native range is the Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching ap ...
'' L.
*''
Carex balfourii
''Carex balfourii'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to northern parts of Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an isl ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex ballsii
''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'' ...
'' Nelmes
*''
Carex baltzellii
''Carex baltzellii'', Baltzell's sedge, is a species of flowering plant 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 5,50 ...
Carex banksii
''Carex banksii'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. ''Carex banksii'' is native to South America and was first formally named by Francis Boott
Francis Boott (26 September 1792 – 25 December 1863) was an Amer ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex baohuashanica
''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'' ...
Carex barbata
''Carex barbata'' is a Tasmanian species of sedge that was first formally named by Francis Boott in 1858, in his ''Illustrations of the genus Carex''. A specimen collected in February 1839 by R. C. Gunn is the only known collection of this speci ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex baronii
''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'' ...
Carex basiantha
''Carex basiantha'' is a tussock-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 ...
'' Steud.
*''
Carex bathiei
''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'' ...
Carex beckii
''Carex beckii'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Bolivia
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Carex bella
''Carex bella'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of the United States and Mexico.
See also
* List of ''Carex'' species
References
bella
Bella is a feminine given name. It is ...
'' L.H.Bailey
*''
Carex × bengyana
''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'' ...
Carex bequaertii
''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 ''Car ...
Carex bermudiana
''Carex bermudiana'', the Bermuda sedge, is a 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, ...
'' Hemsl.
*''
Carex berteroana
''Carex berteroniana'' is a species of sedge native to the Juan Fernández Islands
The Juan Fernández Islands ( es, Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean reliant on tourism and ...
'' Steud.
*''
Carex berteroniana
''Carex berteroniana'' is a species of sedge native to the Juan Fernández Islands
The Juan Fernández Islands ( es, Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean reliant on tourism and ...
'' Steud.
*''
Carex bichenoviana
''Carex bichenoviana'', the plains sedge, is a species of sedge that was first formally named by Francis Boott in 1858. It is native to eastern Australia and has been introduced to New Zealand. It has previously been considered a variety of ''C ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex bicknellii
''Carex bicknellii'', known as Bicknell's sedge and copper-shouldered oval sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere ...
Carex biegensis
''Carex biegensis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central parts of Africa, including Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked coun ...
Carex bilateralis
''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'' ...
'' Hayata
*''
Carex biltmoreana
''Carex biltmoreana'', known as Biltmore sedge, is a species of sedge that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1910. It is endemic to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in southwestern North Carolina, northwestern South Caro ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex × binderi
''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'' ...
'' Podp.
*''
Carex binervis
''Carex binervis'', the green-ribbed sedge, is a European species of sedge with an Atlantic distribution. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula, and occurs in heaths, moorland and other damp, acidic environments. It typically gro ...
'' Sm.
*''
Carex bitchuensis
''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'' ...
'' T.Hoshino & H.Ikeda
*''
Carex blakei
''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'' ...
'' Nelmes
*''
Carex blanda
''Carex blanda'', the common woodland sedge or eastern woodland sedge, is a sedge native to a wide variety of habitats in the eastern and central United States and Canada.
Its leaves are wide and long. The stem usually has a staminate (male) s ...
'' Dewey
*''
Carex blepharicarpa
''Carex blepharicarpa'' 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 lar ...
Carex boecheriana
''Carex boecheriana'' is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to Greenland. It is a host of the smut fungi ''Anthracoidea capillaris
''Anthracoidea'' is a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Anthracoideaceae.
The genus ...
'' Á.Löve, D.Löve & Raymond
*''
Carex boelckeiana
''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'' ...
'' Barros
*''
Carex × boenninghausiana
''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 ''Car ...
'' Weihe
*''
Carex × bogstadensis
''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'' ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex bohemica
''Carex bohemica'' is a species of sedge (genus '' Carex''), native to Europe, Siberia, and northern Asia to Japan. It prefers to grow in mud flats.
References
bohemica
Plants described in 1772
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'' Schreb.
*''
Carex bolanderi
''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'' ...
'' Olney
*''
Carex × bolina
''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 ''Car ...
Carex bonanzensis
''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 ''Car ...
'' Britton – yukon sedge
*''
Carex bonariensis
''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family (biology), family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those ...
'' Desf. ''ex'' Poir.
*''
Carex bonplandii
''Carex bonplandii'', Bonpland's sedge, is a tussock-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 larg ...
Carex borbonica
''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 ''Car ...
'' Lam.
*''
Carex borealihinganica
''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'' ...
'' Y.L.Chang & Y.L.Yang
*''
Carex borii
''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'' ...
'' Nelmes
*''
Carex boryana
''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 ''Car ...
Carex bracteosa
''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'' ...
'' Kunze
*''
Carex bradei
''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 ''Car ...
'' Gross
*''
Carex brainerdii
''Carex brainerdii'', or Brainerd'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 abou ...
Carex breviaristata
''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'' ...
'' K.T.Fu
*''
Carex brevicollis
''Carex brevicollis'' is a species of sedge (genus '' Carex''), found in Spain, France, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the former Yugoslavia, Anatolia, the north Caucasus, and the Transcaucasus. It prefers to grow in calcareous mo ...
'' DC.
*''
Carex breviculmis
''Carex breviculmis'', called the Asian shortstem sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Carex'', native to Asia from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, north as far as Khabarovsk Krai, and Mal ...
Carex brevior
''Carex brevior'', known as shortbeak sedge and plains oval sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America. The specific epithet ''brevior'' means "shorter" in Latin.
Description
''Carex brevior'' forms dense tufts with short-prolonged rhi ...
'' (Dewey) Mack. ''ex'' Lunell
*''
Carex breviscapa
''Carex breviscapa'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern parts of the south east Asia and north eastern Australia
Description
The sedge has a short rhizome and culms that reach a height of . It has ...
'' C.B.Clarke
*''
Carex breweri
''Carex breweri'', known as Brewer's sedge, is a species of sedge that grows on dry rocky or gravel slopes in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains of the western United States, as far north as Mount Hood. It is classified in ''Carex'' sect. ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex brizoides
''Carex brizoides'', the quaking sedge or quaking-grass sedge, is a species 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 boo ...
Carex brongniartii
''Carex brongniartii'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphe ...
'' Kunth
*''
Carex brownii
''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'' ...
Carex brunnea
Carex brunnea, the greater brown sedge, is a small species of plant found in many parts of Asia, as well as eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island. This plant is often seen in disturbed, sunny areas in and near rainforest. This is one of many pla ...
'' Thunb.
*''
Carex brunnescens
''Carex brunnescens'', the brownish sedge or green bog sedge, is a species of plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is la ...
'' (Pers.) Poir.
*''
Carex brunnipes
''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 ''Car ...
'' Reznicek
*''
Carex brysonii
''Carex brysonii'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
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'' Naczi
*''
Carex buchananii
''Carex buchananii'', common names Buchanan's sedge, cutty grass, is a species of sedge (in the Cyperaceae family). It is endemic to New Zealand, being found on both the North and South Islands.
It has no synonyms according to Plants of the wo ...
'' Berggr.
*''
Carex bucharica
''Carex bucharica'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to central and western parts of parts of Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex buekii
''Carex buekii'', the banat sedge, is a species of flowering plant 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). Othe ...
Carex bullata
''Carex bullata'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of Canada and eastern parts of the United States.
See also
* List of ''Carex'' species
References
bullata
'' ...
'' Willd.
*''
Carex burchelliana
''Carex burchelliana'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. I ...
'' Boeckeler
*''
Carex burttii
''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'' ...
'' Noltie
*''
Carex bushii
''Carex bushii'', Bush's sedge, is a species of sedge in the genus '' Carex''. It native to the eastern United States where it is found in areas of natural grassland.
''Carex bushii'' is distinguished from the similar ''Carex caroliniana'', ''Ca ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex buxbaumii
''Carex buxbaumii'' is a species of sedge known as Buxbaum's sedge or club sedge. It is native to much of the northern Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Greenland to Eurasia, and including most of Canada and the United States. It grows in wet h ...
Carex × caesariensis
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In Ma ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex caespititia
''Carex caespititia'', also known as cong sheng tai cao, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Asia from Assam in northern India in the west to central China in the east.
The sedge ha ...
'' Nees
*''
Carex calcicola
''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 ''Car ...
'' Tang & F.T.Wang
*''
Carex calcifugens
''Carex calcifugens'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native
Native may refer to:
People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights b ...
'' Naczi
*''
Carex calcis
''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'' ...
'' K.A.Ford
*''
Carex californica
''Carex californica'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to western parts of the United States.
The sedges have long rhizomes and form colonies. The smooth to roughly textured culms are in ...
Carex callitrichos
''Carex callitrichos'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern parts of Asia from Siberia in the north to Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an isla ...
Carex cambodiensis
''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'' ...
'' Nelmes
*''
Carex camposii
''Carex camposii'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Spain
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Carex canariensis
''Carex canariensis'' is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to the island of Madeira and to the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous commun ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex × candriana
''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'' ...
'' Kneuck.
*''
Carex canescens
''Carex canescens'' L. (syn. ''C. cinerea'' Poll.; ''C. curta'' Gooden.) is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae growing in damp forests and wetlands. It is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, Australia, New Guinea, North A ...
'' L. – silvery sedge
*''
Carex canina
''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'' ...
'' Dunn
*''
Carex capillacea
''Carex capillacea'', common name yellowleaf sedge in Tasmania, is a species of sedge (in the Cyperaceae family) found in Assam, the far east of Russia, New Guinea, south east Australia, New Zealand, Malesia, China, Japan and India.
Descriptio ...
Carex capillaris
''Carex capillaris'', the hair-like sedge, is a species of sedge found in North America and northern Eurasia including Greenland.
'' Carex tiogana'', from northern California, is sometimes included in ''Carex capillaris''. Two subspecies are acc ...
'' L. – hair-like sedge
*''
Carex capilliculmis
''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 ''Car ...
'' S.R.Zhang
*''
Carex capilliformis
''Carex capilliformis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central parts of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the worl ...
'' Franch.
*''
Carex capitata
''Carex capitata'' is a species of sedge known by the common name capitate sedge. It has a circumboreal distribution including Norway, Russia, Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Growing in wet places in boreal forests and mountain meadows in ...
'' Sol.
*''
Carex capitellata
''Carex capitellata'' is a tussock-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 5,50 ...
'' Boiss. & Balansa
*''
Carex capricornis
''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'' ...
Carex cardiolepis
''Carex cardiolepis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Asia, from Afghanistan in the west to south central parts of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China ...
'' Nees
*''
Carex careyana
''Carex careyana'', commonly known as Carey's sedge, is a species of sedge found in the eastern United States and Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern ...
'' Torr. ''ex'' Dewey
*''
Carex × cariei
''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'' ...
'' Aubin
*''
Carex caroliniana
''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'' ...
'' Schwein.
*''
Carex carsei
''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'' ...
'' Petrie
*''
Carex caryophyllea
''Carex caryophyllea'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette. Two varieties are listed in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The World Checklist of Selected Pla ...
Carex castanea
Carex castanea, known as chestnut sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) native to North America. It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. It occurs from Manitoba to the eastern ...
Carex catamarcensis
''Carex catamarcensis'' is a tussock-forming perennial 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 ...
'' C.B.Clarke ''ex'' Kük.
*''
Carex cataphyllodes
''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 ''Car ...
'' Nelmes
*''
Carex cataractae
''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'' ...
'' R.Br.
*''
Carex catharinensis
''Carex catharinensis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of eastern parts of South America.
The sedge has a short rhizome and forms can form a dense turf with many stems from the sa ...
'' Boeck.
*''
Carex caudata
''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'' ...
'' (Kük.) Pereda & Laínz
*''
Carex caudispicata
''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'' ...
'' F.T.Wang & Tang ''ex'' P.C.Li
*''
Carex cavaleriensis
''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'' ...
'' H.Lév. & Vaniot
*''
Carex caxinensis
''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 ''Car ...
'' F.J.Herm.
*''
Carex × cayouettei
''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'' ...
'' A.Bergeron
*''
Carex celebica
''Carex celebica'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to parts of Malesia and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Indep ...
Carex cercidascus
''Carex cercidascus'' is a tussock-forming perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern parts of southeastern China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world' ...
'' C.B.Clarke
*''
Carex cespitosa
''Carex cespitosa'' (Tuft carex) is a species of perennial sedge of the genus ''Carex'' which can be found growing in tufts (caespitose), as the Latin specific epithet ' suggests. The name is synonymous with ''Carex cespitosa'' f. ''retorta''.
T ...
Carex ceylanica
''Carex ceylanica'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Sri Lanka.
The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1876 as a part of the work ''Lin ...
'' Boeckeler
*''
Carex chaffanjonii
''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 ''Car ...
'' E.G.Camus
*''
Carex chalciolepis
''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 ''Car ...
Carex chaofangii
''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'' ...
Carex chathamica
''Carex chathamica'' is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. Grey-backed storm petrel
The grey-backed storm petrel (''Garrodia nereis'') is a species of seabird in the austral storm petrel ...
Carex cherokeensis
''Carex cherokeensis'', commonly called Cherokee sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is native to the United States where it is found in the Southeast. Its natural habitat is in high-nutrient, often calca ...
'' Schwein.
*''
Carex chiapensis
''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'' ...
'' F.J.Herm.
*''
Carex chichijimensis
''Carex chichijimensis'' is a species of perennial sedge of the genus '' Carex'' endemic to Chichijima Island in Japan. ''C. chichijimensis'' Katsuy belongs to sect. ''Graciles'' Tuck. ex Kük. and is a close relative of ''C. hattoriana'' Nakai ...
Carex chinensis
''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'' ...
'' Retz.
*''
Carex chinoi
''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'' ...
'' Ohwi ''ex'' T.Koyama
*''
Carex chiovendae
''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'' ...
'' Pamp.
*''
Carex chiwuana
''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'' ...
Carex chloroleuca
''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'' ...
'' Meinsh.
*''
Carex chlorosaccus
''Carex chlorosaccus'' (syn. ''Carex brassii'') is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to the Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and we ...
'' C.B.Clarke
*''
Carex chorda
''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'' ...
'' H.Lév. & Vaniot
*''
Carex chordorrhiza
''Carex chordorrhiza'', commonly called creeping sedge or string sedge, is a species of perennial plant in the family Cyperaceae with Holarctic distribution growing in acidic bogs.
Growth form and classification
''Carex chordorrhiza'' has an u ...
'' L.f. – creeping sedge
*''
Carex chosenica
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Ohwi – Korean sedge
*''
Carex chrysolepis
''Carex chrysolepis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Taiwan and southern parts of Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East A ...
'' Franch. & Sav.
*''
Carex chuiana
''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'' ...
'' F.T.Wang & Tang ''ex'' P.C.Li
*''
Carex chuii
''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'' ...
'' Nelmes
*''
Carex chungii
''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'' ...
'' Z.P.Wang
*''
Carex cilicica
''Carex cilicica'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of the Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompa ...
Carex circinnata
''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'' ...
'' C.A.Mey.
*''
Carex cirrhosa
''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'' ...
'' Berggr.
*''
Carex cirrhulosa
''Carex cirrhulosa'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Rep ...
'' Nees
*''
Carex × clausa
The genus ''Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Holmb.
*''
Carex clavata
''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 ''Car ...
'' Thunb.
*''
Carex clivorum
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
Carex cockayneana
''Carex cockayneana'', also known as Cockayne's sedge, is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to the North Island of New Zealand..
The specific epithet honours the New Zealand botanist Leonard Cockayne
Leonar ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex cognata
''Carex cognata'' is a species of sedge (family Cyperaceae), with an Afromontane
The Afromontane regions are subregions of the Afrotropical realm, one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms, covering the plant and animal species found in t ...
'' Kunth
*''
Carex colchica
''Carex colchica'' is a species of perennial plant 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 descr ...
'' J.Gay
*''
Carex colensoi
The genus ''Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
Carex collimitanea
''Carex collimitanea'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south central parts of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the ...
'' V.I.Krecz.
*''
Carex collinsii
Carex collinsii, common name Collins' sedge, is a species of '' Carex'' native to North America. It is listed as a special concern species and believed extirpated in Connecticut.Carex collumanthus'' (Steyerm.) L.E.Mora
*'' Carex comans'' Berggr.
*''
Carex commixta
''Carex commixta'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to temperate parts of the south-eastern Asia and northern Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the ...
'' Steud.
*''
Carex communis
''Carex communis'', the fibrous-root sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Carex'', native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. Its seeds are dispersed by ants.
Subtaxa
The following varieties ...
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'' ...
'' Torr. & Hook.
*''
Carex composita
''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'' ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex concinna
''Carex concinna'' is a species of sedge known by the common names low northern sedge, northern elegant sedge, beauty sedge, and beautiful sedge. It is native to northern North America, where it occurs across Canada and in high elevations in the ...
Carex condensata
''Carex condensata'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Asia, from the eastern Himalayas in the north west to Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and of ...
'' Nees
*''
Carex conferta
''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'' ...
Carex conoides
''Carex conoides'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to parts of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, wi ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex conspecta
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex conspissata
''Carex conspissata'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Russia, Siberia and Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a l ...
Carex continua
''Carex continua'' is a tussock-forming perennial 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 descr ...
'' C.B.Clarke
*''
Carex contracta
''Carex contracta'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of New South Wales
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Carex cordouei
''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 ''Car ...
'' H.Lév.
*''
Carex coriacea
''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'' ...
'' Hamlin
*''
Carex coriogyne
''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'' ...
Carex × costei
''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'' ...
'' Rouy
*''
Carex coulteri
''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'' ...
'' Boott ''ex'' Hemsl.
*''
Carex coxiana
''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'' ...
'' Petrie
*''
Carex cranaocarpa
''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'' ...
'' Nelmes
*''
Carex crassibasis
''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'' ...
Carex crawfordii
''Carex crawfordii'', common name Crawford sedge, is a species of '' Carex'' native to North America.
Conservation status within the United States
It is listed as endangered in Illinois and Pennsylvania. It is listed as a special concern spec ...
'' Fernald
*''
Carex crebra
''Carex crebra'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Tibet and parts of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's mo ...
'' V.I.Krecz.
*''
Carex crebriflora
''Carex crebriflora'', the coastal plain sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with s ...
'' Wiegand
*''
Carex cremnicola
''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'' ...
'' K.A.Ford
*''
Carex × crepinii
''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'' ...
'' Torges
*''
Carex cretica
''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'' ...
'' Gradst. & J.Kern
*''
Carex crinita
''Carex crinita'', called fringed sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Carex'', native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. It is the namesake of the ''Carex crinita'' species complex.
Subtaxa ...
'' Lam.
*''
Carex × crinitoides
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Lepage
*''
Carex cristatella
''Carex cristatella'' is a species of sedge native to eastern North America. It is an introduced species in Europe. ''Carex cristatella'' is a common species in wetlands such as swamps, marshes, shorelines, and wet prairies.
References
c ...
'' Britton & A.Br.
*''
Carex cruciata
''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'' ...
Carex crus-corvi
''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'' ...
'' Shuttlew. ''ex'' Kunze
*''
Carex × cryptochlaena
''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'' ...
Carex × csomadensis
''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 ''Car ...
'' Simonk.
*''
Carex cubensis
''Carex cubensis'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Cuba and Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country loca ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex cuchumatanensis
''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 ''Car ...
Carex cumberlandensis
''Carex cumberlandensis'' is a tussock-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 ...
'' Naczi, Kral & Bryson
*''
Carex cumulata
Carex cumulata, common names clustered sedge, piled sedge, and piled-up sedge is a species of ''Carex'' native to North America. It is a perennial.
Conservation status within the United States
It is listed as endangered in Indiana and New Jersey ...
'' (L.H.Bailey) Mack.
*''
Carex cuprina
''Carex otrubae'', the false fox-sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.
Description
It grows tall with the leaves being linear and wide. Both inflorescence and lanceolate are long. Its utricles are either ...
Carex curaica
''Carex curaica'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of northern and central Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered ...
'' Kunth
*''
Carex curatorum
''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'' ...
'' Stacey
*''
Carex curvicollis
''Carex curvicollis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Japan.
The species was first formally described by the botanists Adrien René Franchet and Ludovic Savatier
Paul Amedée ...
Carex cuspidosa
''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'' ...
'' Dunn
*''
Carex cylindrostachys
''Carex cylindrostachys'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Yunnan and Sichuan in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East As ...
'' Franch.
*''
Carex cyprica
''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'' ...
'' A.M.Molina, Acedo & Llamas
*''
Carex cyrtosaccus
''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 ''Car ...
Carex dailingensis
''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'' ...
Carex dallii
''Carex dallii'' is an uncommon species of sedge native to the South Island (North West Nelson, Westland and Otago) of New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two ...
'' Kirk
*''
Carex daltonii
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex damiaoshanensis
''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'' ...
Carex darwinii
The genus ''Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex dasycarpa
''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'' ...
'' Muhl.
*''
Carex davalliana
''Carex davalliana'', or Davall's sedge, is a species of sedge found in inland wetlands across continental Europe. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Distribution
The species became extinct across the British Isle ...
'' Sm.
*''
Carex davidii
''Carex davidii'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of China.
The plant was first formally described by the botanist Adrien René Franchet in 1884 as a part of the work ''Plantae D ...
'' Franch.
*''
Carex david-smithii
''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 ''Car ...
'' Reznicek
*''
Carex davisii
Carex davisii, known as Davis' sedge or awned graceful sedge, is a species of '' Carex'' native to North America. It is listed as an endangered, threatened, or species of concern across much of edge of its range. It was named in the 1820s by Lew ...
Carex dayuongensis
''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 ''Car ...
'' Z.P.Wang
*''
Carex × deamii
''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 ''Car ...
'' F.J.Herm.
*''
Carex debeauxii
''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 ''Car ...
'' H.Lév. & Vaniot
*''
Carex debilis
''Carex debilis'', also known as white-edge sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is la ...
Carex decidua
The genus ''Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex deciduisquama
''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'' ...
Carex × decolorans
''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'' ...
Carex decora
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex decurtata
''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'' ...
'' Cheeseman
*''
Carex deflexa
''Carex deflexa'', the northern sedge, is a cespitose sedge with purplish brown to reddish brown rhizomes and pale green leafs that are often shorter than stems and 0.9–2.6 mm wide.
It is native to Canada, most of the US except the central sta ...
Carex delavayi
''Carex delavayi'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of south central China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world ...
'' Franch.
*''
Carex delicata
''Carex continua'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to northern parts of Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own rig ...
'' C.B.Clarke
*''
Carex densa
''Carex densa'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to western parts of North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western ...
'' (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
*''
Carex densicaespitosa
''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'' ...
'' L.K.Dai
*''
Carex densifimbriata
''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 ''Car ...
Carex densipilosa
''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'' ...
'' C.Z.Zheng & X.F.Jin
*''
Carex depauperata
''Carex depauperata'' (starved wood-sedge) is a rare species of sedge native to parts of Europe. The plant has been virtually extinct in the United Kingdom since the 1940s.
In 2010, following a successful reintroduction at Charterhouse School, s ...
'' Curtis ''ex'' Stokes
*''
Carex depressa
''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'' ...
Carex derelicta
''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'' ...
Carex desponsa
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex devia
''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 ''Car ...
Carex diandra
''Carex diandra'' is a species of sedge known by the common names lesser tussock-sedge and lesser panicled sedge.
Distribution
It is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, where it can be found throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. ...
Carex dichroa
''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'' ...
'' Freyn
*''
Carex dickinsii
''Carex dickinsii'', also known as Dickins' sedge or chao xian tai cao in pinyin, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Japan, Taiwan and south-eastern China.
Description
The sedg ...
Carex digitalis
''Carex digitalis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of Canada as well as central and eastern parts of the United States.
Description
The sedge has a densely turfy ap ...
'' Willd.
*''
Carex digitata
''Carex digitata'', finger sedge, or fingered sedge is a species 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 ...
'' L.
*''
Carex diluta
''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'' ...
'' M.Bieb.
*''
Carex diminuta
''Carex diminuta'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of China.
The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler
Johann Otto Boeckeler (12 August 18035 ...
'' Boeckeler
*''
Carex dimorpholepis
''Carex dimorpholepis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to temperate parts of Asia from Pakistan in the west to Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an ...
'' Steud. – dimorphous-spike sedge
*'' Carex dioica'' L.
*''
Carex diplodon
''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 ''Car ...
Carex dispalata
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
Carex dissita
''Carex dissita'', also known as purei, is a sedge that is native to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the So ...
'' Sol. ''ex'' Boott
*''
Carex dissitiflora
''Carex dissitiflora'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Japan and Taiwan.
The plant was first formally described by the botanist Adrien René Franchet in 1895 as a part of th ...
Carex distachya
''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'' ...
'' Desf.
*''
Carex distans
''Carex distans'', commonly known as distant sedge, is a plant species in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Europe and North Africa. It is part of a complex of similar species that occur across Eurasia. Its relatives include '' Carex ...
'' L.
*''
Carex distentiformis
''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 ''Car ...
Carex distracta
''Carex distracta'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Assam in India.
The species was first described by the botanist Charles Baron Clarke in 1894 as a part of the Joseph Dalton Hooker
...
'' C.B.Clarke
*''
Carex divisa
''Carex divisa '' is a species of sedge known by the common names divided sedge and separated sedge. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and considered naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, and scattered locations in North America.
...
'' Huds.
*''
Carex divulsa
''Carex divulsa'', the grey sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Carex'', native to Macaronesia, Europe, northwest Africa, the Caucasus region, and the Middle East as far east as Turkmenistan. It has been introduced to northeast ...
'' Stokes
*''
Carex doenitzii
''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'' ...
'' Boeckeler
*''
Carex doisutepensis
''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'' ...
'' T.Koyama
*''
Carex dolichogyne
''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 ''Car ...
'' T.Koyama
*''
Carex dolichostachya
''Carex dolichostachya'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge genus '' Carex'', family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Asia; central and southeast China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Korea, the Ryukyu Islands, and Japan. Its popular cult ...
'' Hayata
*''
Carex dolomitica
''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'' ...
'' Heenan & de Lange
*''
Carex doniana
''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'' ...
Carex douglasii
''Carex douglasii'' is a species of sedge known by the common name Douglas' sedge.
Distribution
It is native to much of western North America, including the western Canadian provinces, the western United States, and Baja California. It grows in ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex drepanorhyncha
''Carex drepanorhyncha'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most ...
'' Franch.
*''
Carex druceana
''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'' ...
Carex × ducellieri
''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'' ...
'' Beauverd
*''
Carex × duereriana
''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'' ...
Carex × dumanii
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Lepage
*''
Carex dunniana
''Carex ligulata'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge 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 specie ...
'' H.Lév.
*''
Carex durangensis
''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'' ...
'' Reznicek & S.González
*''
Carex durieui
''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 ''Car ...
Carex earistata
''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'' ...
'' F.T.Wang & Y.L.Chang ''ex'' S.Yun Liang
*''
Carex ebenea
''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 ''Car ...
'' Rydb.
*''
Carex eburnea
''Carex eburnea'', known as ivory sedge, ebony sedge, and bristleleaf or bristle-leaved sedge, is a small and slender sedge native to North America, from Alaska and Newfoundland south to central Mexico (San Luis Potosí and Querétaro).
Descript ...
Carex echinochloe
''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 ''Car ...
'' Kunze
*''
Carex echinochloiformis
''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'' ...
Carex echinus
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Ohwi
*''
Carex ecklonii
''Carex ecklonii'' is a tussock-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 k ...
'' Nees
*''
Carex ecostata
''Carex ecostata'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Nagaland
Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the nor ...
Carex edgariae
''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'' ...
'' Hamlin
*''
Carex edwardsiana
''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 ''Car ...
'' E.L.Bridges & Orzell
*''
Carex egena
''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'' ...
'' H.Lév. & Vaniot
*''
Carex egglestonii
''Carex egglestonii'', or Eggleston'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 ab ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex egorovae
''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'' ...
'' A.M.Molina, Acedo & Llamas
*''
Carex ekmanii
''Carex ekmanii'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consist ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex × elanescens
''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'' ...
Carex elatior
''Carex elatior'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of central Madagascar.
The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1880 as a part of the wo ...
'' Boeckeler
*''
Carex eleusinoides
''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'' ...
'' Turcz. ''ex'' Kunth – goosegrass sedge
*''
Carex elingamita
''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'' ...
Carex elliottii
''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'' ...
'' Schwein. & Torr.
*''
Carex elongata
''Carex elongata'', the elongated sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Europe, the Caucasus, western Siberia, Kazakhstan, and the Altai. It occurs in boggy woodland and wet meadows, where it forms dense tus ...
Carex elynoides
''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'' ...
Carex emirnensis
''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family (biology), family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those ...
'' Baker
*''
Carex × emmae
''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'' ...
'' L.Gross
*''
Carex emoryi
''Carex emoryi'', the riverbank tussock sedge or Emory's sedge, is a species of sedge native to Canada, the United States, and the states of Chihuahua and Coahuila in northern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexica ...
'' Dewey
*''
Carex endlichii
''Carex endlichii'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Central America and southern parts of North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely wi ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex enervis
''Carex brizoides'', the quaking sedge or quaking-grass sedge, is a species in the genus '' Carex'', native to central and southern Europe. Even where it is a native species, in disturbed woodlands it tends to behave invasively, forming a thick l ...
'' C.A.Mey.
*''
Carex engelmannii
''Carex engelmannii'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to western parts of North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the W ...
Carex ensifolia
''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'' ...
'' Turcz. ''ex'' Besser
*''
Carex enysii
''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'' ...
'' Petrie
*''
Carex erawinensis
''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'' ...
'' Korotky
*''
Carex erebus
''Carex erebus'' (common name - Hookers bastard grass) is a member of the sedge family and is found on the Antarctic Islands of Australia and New Zealand.
Distribution
It is found on Macquarie Island (Australia), and in New
Zealand on Stewart I ...
'' K.A.Ford
*''
Carex ereica
''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'' ...
'' Tang & F.T.Wang ''ex'' L.K.Dai
*''
Carex eremitica
''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'' ...
'' Paine
*''
Carex eremopyroides
''Carex eremopyroides'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native
Native may refer to:
People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific right ...
'' V.I.Krecz.
*''
Carex eremostachya
''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family (biology), family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those ...
'' S.T.Blake
*''
Carex ericetorum
''Carex ericetorum'', known as rare spring sedge, is a perennial species of plants in the sedge family Cyperaceae native to central Europe and western Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is eith ...
'' Pollich
*''
Carex eriocarpa
''Carex eriocarpa'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinen ...
'' Hausskn. & Kük.
*''
Carex erythrobasis
''Carex erythrobasis'', the red-based leaf sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with ...
Carex esquirolii
''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 ''Car ...
'' H.Lév. & Vaniot
*''
Carex euprepes
''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'' ...
'' Nelmes
*''
Carex euryphylla
''Carex haematosaccus'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central and eastern parts of Madagascar.
There are town synonyms
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly ...
Carex × exsalina
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Lepage
*''
Carex exsiccata
''Carex exsiccata'', the western inflated sedge or beaked sedge (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to British Columbia, Washington state, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Co ...
'' L.H.Bailey
*''
Carex extensa
''Carex extensa'' 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 ...
'' Gooden.
F
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Carex faberiana
''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'' ...
'' Loes.
*''
Carex fascicularis
''Carex fascicularis'', commonly known as tassel sedge, is a species of sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea.
Description
The monoecious and rhizomatous perennial grass-like sedge has a tufted ha ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex fastigiata
''Carex fastigiata'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Tibet, Nepal and China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is ...
Carex feanii
''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'' ...
'' F.Br.
*''
Carex fecunda
''Carex fecunda'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, ...
'' Steud.
*''
Carex feddeana
''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'' ...
'' H.Pfeiff.
*''
Carex fedia
''Carex fedia'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Asia from Tajikistan in the west through to Vietnam in the east.
See also
* List of ''Carex'' species
References
fedia
''V ...
'' Nees
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Carex × felixii
''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'' ...
Carex festivelloides
''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'' ...
'' Reznicek
*''
Carex festucacea
''Carex festucacea'', or fescue sedge, is a species of sedge that lives in eastern North America. It has been described as "a soft, gray green, wisp, to 2', with narrow leaves and somewhat taller stems, topped by an interrupted spike, with lower ...
Carex × figertii
''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 ''Car ...
'' Asch. & Graebn.
*''
Carex filamentosa
''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 ''Car ...
'' Petrie
*''
Carex filicina
''Carex filicina'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Asia from Pakistan in the north west to Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Sout ...
'' Nees
*''
Carex filifolia
''Carex filifolia'' is a species of sedge known by the common name threadleaf sedge. It is native to western North America and grows on slopes, eroded areas, gravel, and dry habitats.
Description
''Carex filifolia'' produces clumps of stems whic ...
Carex filipedunculata
''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'' ...
'' S.W.Su
*''
Carex filipes
''Carex filipes'', also known as Fishing-rod-like sedge or papillose sedge is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Japan and southern parts of China
China, officially the People's Republ ...
Carex finitima
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex firma
''Carex firma'' is a species of sedge that grows in the mountains of southern and central Europe.
Description
''Carex firma'' forms thick cushions. Its leaves are up to long in normal conditions (up to in moist, sheltered localities), dark gr ...
'' Host
*''
Carex firmicaulis
''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'' ...
Carex fissa
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In Ma ...
Carex flabellata
''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'' ...
'' H.Lév. & Vaniot – flabellate sedge
*''
Carex flacca
''Carex flacca'', with common names blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, or carnation-grass, (syn. ''Carex glauca''), is a species of sedge native to parts of Europe and North Africa.
'' Schreb.
*''
Carex flaccosperma
''Carex flaccosperma'', the blue wood sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the south-central and southeastern USA. Preferring to grow in wet, shady situations and deer resistant, it is recommended for shady a ...
Carex flavocuspis
''Carex flavocuspis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to northern and central parts of Japan, northern parts of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a c ...
'' Franch. & Sav.
*''
Carex flexirostris
''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 ''Car ...
'' Reznicek
*''
Carex flexuosa
''Carex flexuosa'', commonly called flexuous white-edge sedge, or Rudge's white-edge sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to the eastern North America, where it is found in eastern Canada, the north ...
Carex foenea
''Carex foenea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native from subarctic America to the northern United States. It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow
Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812 ...
'' Willd.
*''
Carex foetida
''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'' ...
Carex foliosissima
''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'' ...
'' F.Schmidt
*''
Carex folliculata
''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'' ...
'' L.
*''
Carex foraminata
''Carex foraminata'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern and south central China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It i ...
'' C.B.Clarke
*''
Carex foraminatiformis
''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 ''Car ...
'' Y.C.Tang & S.Yun Liang
*''
Carex forficula
''Carex forficula'', also known as scissors-like sedge and xi shui tai cao in pinyin in China, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Japan, Korea, and eastern parts of China and Russia.
The s ...
'' Franch. & Sav. – scissors-like sedge
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Carex formosa
Carex formosa, sometimes called handsome sedge, is a species of sedge that is native to North America. It is listed as an endangered species in Minnesota, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, as threatened in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, ...
Carex forsteri
''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'' ...
'' Wahlenb.
*''
Carex fossa
''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'' ...
'' G.A.Wheeler
*''
Carex fracta
''Carex fracta'' is a species of sedge known by the common name fragile sheath sedge. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California, where it grows in moist to dry areas in mountain forests and meadows. This sedge produc ...
Carex × fragosoana
''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'' ...
'' Pau
*''
Carex frankii
''Carex frankii'', also known as Frank's sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to temperate eastern North America; Ontario, the central and eastern United States, and Coahuila, Mexico. Preferring to gr ...
'' Kunth
*''
Carex fretalis
''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'' ...
Carex × friesii
''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'' ...
'' Blytt
*''
Carex frigida
''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'' ...
'' All.
*''
Carex fritschii
''Carex fritschii'' is a species of sedge (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 ...
'' Waisb.
*''
Carex fructus
''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'' ...
'' Reznicek
*''
Carex fucata
''Carex fucata'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Nepal and the central and eastern parts of the Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separati ...
Carex fulta
''Carex fulta'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Honshu in Japan.
See also
* List of ''Carex'' species
References
fulta
Phulta is a village in Ganjam, Odisha, Indi ...
'' Franch.
*''
Carex × fulva
''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'' ...
'' Gooden.
*''
Carex fulvorubescens
''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 ''Car ...
'' Hayata
*''
Carex funhuangshanica
''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 ''Car ...
'' F.T.Wang & Tang ''ex'' P.C.Li
*''
Carex funingensis
''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'' ...
'' Tang & F.T.Wang ''ex'' S.Y.Liang
*''
Carex furcata
''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'' ...
'' Boott ''ex'' C.B. Clarke
*''
Carex furva
''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'' ...
Carex fuscolutea
''Carex fuscolutea'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of northern Mexico.
The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler
Johann Otto Boeckeler (12 A ...
'' Boeckeler
*''
Carex fuscula
''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'' ...
Carex × fussii
''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'' ...
'' Simonk.
G
*''
Carex gandakiensis
''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 ''Car ...
'' Katsuy.
*''
Carex gaoligongshanensis
''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 ''Car ...
Carex gaudichaudiana
''Carex gaudichaudiana'', also known as fen sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Australia and New Zealand.
Description
The sedge has a long rhizome with loosely tufted shoots ...
'' Kunth
*''
Carex × gaudiniana
''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'' ...
'' Guthnick
*''
Carex gayana
''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'' ...
'' Desv.
*''
Carex gemella
''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 ''Car ...
'' Hochst. ''ex'' Steud.
*''
Carex geminata
''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'' ...
'' Schkuhr
*''
Carex genkaiensis
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In Ma ...
'' Ohwi – Mokpo sedge
*''
Carex gentilis
''Carex gentilis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Tibet, China and Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of ...
'' Franch.
*''
Carex geophila
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex × gerhardtii
''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 ''Car ...
'' Figert
*''
Carex geyeri
''Carex geyeri'' is a species of sedge known by the common names Geyer's sedge and elk sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in dry areas in mountain meadows, grasslands, and ...
'' Boott
*''
Carex gholsonii
''Carex gholsonii'' is a plant species native to Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina.
''Carex gholsonii'' grows in wet places such as marshes, floodplains, stream banks, etc. It is a monoecious, perennial herb up to 75&n ...
'' Naczi & Cochrane
*''
Carex gibba
''Carex gibba'' is a species of true sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to Vietnam, southern and central China, Manchuria, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan. It is basal in its subgenus ''Vignea''.
References
gibba
Gibba (pen name of Fr ...
'' Wahlenb. – gibbous sedge
*''
Carex gibbsiae
''Carex gibbsiae'' is a species of true 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 ...
'' Rendle
*''
Carex gibertii
''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'' ...
'' G.A.Wheeler
*''
Carex gifuensis
''Carex gifuensis'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Korea and Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is sit ...
'' Franch.
*''
Carex gigantea
''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'' ...
'' Rudge
*''
Carex × ginsiensis
''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'' ...
'' Waisb.
*''
Carex giraldiana
''Carex grandiligulata'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country ...
'' Kük.
*''
Carex giraudiasii
''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 ''Car ...
Carex glareosa
''Carex glareosa'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Cyperaceae.
Its native range is Northern Europe to Sakhalin, Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''A ...
'' Schkuhr ''ex'' Wahlenb.
*''
Carex glaucescens
''Carex glaucescens'' is a perennial sedge that belongs to the family Cyperaceae. The common name of this sedge is the southern waxy sedge due to the blue-grey, waxy appearance of the sheaths and fruits. The term "glaucous" means "gleaming" or "g ...
'' Elliott
*''
Carex glauciformis
''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 ''Car ...
'' Meinsh. – pseudo-glaucous sedge
*''
Carex glaucodea
''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'' ...
Carex globularis
''Carex globularis'' is a perennial species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae native to damp forests and wetlands of Asia, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Eur ...
'' L. – globular-spike sedge
*''
Carex globulosa
''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'' ...
Carex glossostigma
''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 ''Car ...
'' Hand.-Mazz.
*''
Carex gmelinii
''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'' ...
Carex goligongshanensis
''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'' ...
'' P.C.Li
*''
Carex gonggaensis
''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'' ...
'' P.C.Li
*''
Carex gongshanensis
''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'' ...
Carex goodenoughii
''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'' ...
'' Gay
*''
Carex gotoi
The genus ''Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...
'' Ohwi – two-toothed-beak sedge
*''
Carex goyenii
''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'' ...
'' Petrie
*''
Carex gracilenta
''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 ''Car ...
'' Boott ''ex'' Boeckeler
*''
Carex gracilescens
''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' ...
Carex gracilior
''Carex gracilior'', the slender sedge, is a species of sedge that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1917. It is native to California.
References
gracilior
Plants described in 1917
{{Carex-stub ...
'' Mack.
*''
Carex gracilispica
''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'' ...
'' Hayata
*''
Carex gracillima
''Carex gracillima'', called the graceful sedge or purple-sheathed graceful sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Carex'', native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. It prefers to grow in shad ...
Carex grallatoria
''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'' ...
'' Maxim.
*''
Carex graminiculmis
''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'' ...
'' T.Koyama
*''
Carex graminifolia
''Carex graminifolia'' is a Bunch grass, tussock-forming species of perennial Carex, sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is Native species, native to central and eastern parts of Madagascar.
See also
*List of Carex species, List of ''Carex'' spe ...
Carex granifera
''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'' ...
'' Dunn
*''
Carex × grantii
''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'' ...
'' A.Benn.
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Carex granularis
''Carex granularis'', the limestone meadow sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is ...
'' Muhl. ''ex'' Willd.
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Carex gravida
''Carex gravida'', also known as heavy-fruited sedge, heavy sedge or long-awned bracted sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern parts of Canada and parts of the United States.
De ...
'' L.H.Bailey
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Carex grayi
''Carex grayi'', commonly known as Gray's sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large ...
Carex grisea
''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'' ...
'' Wahlenb.
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Carex × grossii
''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'' ...
Carex guffroyi
''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'' ...
'' H.Lév. & Perrier
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Carex gunniana
''Carex gunniana'' is an Australia species of sedge that was first described in 1845 by Boott in the ''Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London''. It is native to eastern Australia and Tasmania.
Two varieties have been named, both in 1909 b ...
'' Boott
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Carex gynaecandra
''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'' ...
'' H.Pfeiff.
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Carex gynandra
''Carex gynandra'', also known as nodding sedge, is a species of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived fro ...
'' Schwein.
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Carex gynocrates
''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 ''Car ...
Carex hachijoensis
''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 ''Car ...
'' Akiyama
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Carex × haematolepis
''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 ''Car ...
Carex haematosaccus
''Carex haematosaccus'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central and eastern parts of Madagascar.
There are town synonyms
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly o ...
'' C.B.Clarke
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Carex haematostoma
''Carex haematostoma'', also known as hong zui tai cao in China, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of central Asia and China.
Description
The sedge has a spreading woody rhizome wi ...
Carex hakonemontana
''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'' ...
'' Katsuy.
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Carex hakonensis
''Carex hakonensis'', also known as small-needle sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Japan and Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 194 ...
Carex halliana
''Carex halliana'' is a tussock-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 kn ...
'' L.H.Bailey
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Carex hallii
''Carex nudata'' is a species of true sedge known by several common names, including torrent sedge, California black-flowering sedge, Dudley's sedge, and naked sedge.
Distribution
This sedge is found in California, Oregon, and Washington. It gro ...
Carex hancockiana
''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'' ...
'' Maxim. – Hancock's sedge
*'' Carex hanensis'' Dunn
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Carex hangtongensis
''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 ''Car ...
Carex × hanseniana
''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'' ...
'' Junge
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Carex harfordii
''Carex harfordii'', or Harford's sedge, is a species of sedge that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1917. It is native to California.
References
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'' Mack.
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Carex harlandii
The genus '' Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species, according to a 2004 estimate. All the species (including hybrid species) accepted by ''The Plant List'' are given below: In May ...