Flora of New York/Carex Species Index

Carex species list from 2024 New York Flora Atlas. Species in bold type are deviations from the New York Flora Atlas. Carex Taxon Common Name Subgenus > Section or Clade >> Traditional SectionCarex absconditaconcealed sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. CareyanaeCarex acutiformislesser pond sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PaludosaeCarex adustathick-fruited sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex aestivalissummer sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex aestivalis × C. gracillima = C. ×aestivaliformis false summer sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex aggregataglomerate sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex alatabroad-winged sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex albicans var. albicanswhite-tinged sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex albicans var. emmonsiiEmmons' sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex albicans × C. umbellatahybrid sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex albolutescensgreenish-white sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex albursinawhite bear sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. LaxifloraeCarex alopecoideafoxtail sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. VulpinaeCarex amphibolaambiguous sedge Subg. Carex > sect. GriseaeCarex annectensyellow-fruited sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. MultifloraeCarex appalachicaAppalachian sedge Subg. Vignea > Rosea Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex aquatiliswater sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex arctanorthern clustered sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex arcta × C. brunnescenshybrid sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex arctatadrooping wood sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. Hymenochlaenae Carex arctata × C. castanea = C. ×knieskerniiKnieskern’s sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex argyranthasilvery-green sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex atherodeswheat sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. CarexCarex atlantica prickly bog sedge Subg. Vignea > Echinata Clade >> sect. Stellulatae Carex atlantica ssp. atlanticawide-leaved prickly bog sedge Subg. Vignea > Echinata Clade >> sect. StellulataeCarex atlantica ssp. capillaceanarrow-leaved prickly bog sedge Subg. Vignea > Echinata Clade >> sect. StellulataeCarex atratiformisscabrous black sedge Subg. Carex > sect. RacemosaeCarex aureagolden-fruited sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. BicoloresCarex backii Back’s sedgeSubg. Uncinia > sect. PhyllostachyaeCarex baileyi Bailey’s sedgeSubg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex barrattiiBarratt’s sedgeSubg. Carex > Barrattii CladeCarex bebbii Bebb’s sedgeSubg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex bicknellii Bicknell’s sedgeSubg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex bigelowii ssp. bigelowii Bigelow’s sedgeSubg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex billingsiiBillings’s sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex blandacommon woodland sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. LaxifloraeCarex breviorround-fruited sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex bromoides ssp. bromoidesbrome-like sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. DeweyanaeCarex brunnescensbrownish sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex bullatabutton sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex bushiiBush’s sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. PorocystisCarex buxbaumiibrown bog sedge Subg. Carex > sect. RacemosaeCarex canescens hoary sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex canescens ssp. canescenstypical hoary sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex canescens ssp. disjunctadisjunct hoary sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex capillarishair-like sedge Subg. Carex > sect. ChlorostachyaeCarex careyanaCarey’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. CareyanaeCarex carolinianaCarolina sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. PorocystisCarex caryophylleavernal sedge Subg. Carex > Mitrata Clade >> sect. MitrataeCarex castaneachestnut sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex cephaloideacluster-headed sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex cephalophoraoval-headed sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex chordorrhizacreeping sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. ChordorrhizaeCarex collinsiiCollins’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. CollinsiaeCarex communis var. communiscommon sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex comosabristly sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex comosa × C. hystericinahybrid sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex conjunctaconnected sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. VulpinaeCarex conoideafield sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. GriseaeCarex craweiCrawe’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. GranularesCarex crawfordiiCrawford’s sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex crinitafringed sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Phacocystis Carex crinita var. brevicrinisshort-fringed sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex crinita var. crinitacommon fringed sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex cristatellacrested sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex cryptolepissmall yellow sedge Subg. Carex > sect. CeratocystisCarex cryptolepis × C. flavahybrid sedge Subg. Carex > sect. CeratocystisCarex cryptolepis × C. oederihybrid sedge Subg. Carex > sect. CeratocystisCarex cumulataclustered sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex davisiiDavis’s sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex debiliswhite-edged sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex debilis var. debiliswhite-edged sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex debilis var. rudgeiRudge’s sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex decompositalarge-panicled sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. HeleoglochinCarex deflexa var. deflexanorthern sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex deweyana var. deweyanaDewey’s sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. DeweyanaeCarex diandralesser-panicled sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. HeleoglochinCarex digitalis × C. laxiculmis var. laxiculmishybrid sedgeSubg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. CareyanaeCarex digitalis var. digitalisslender woodland sedgeSubg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. CareyanaeCarex dispermasoft-leaved sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. DispermaeCarex eburneabristle-leaved sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AlbaeCarex echinata ssp. echinatastar sedge Subg. Vignea > Echinata Clade >> sect. StellulataeCarex echinodesbristly nodding sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex emmonsii as C. albicans var. emmonsiiEmmons’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex emoryiEmory’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex exilismeager sedge Subg. Vignea > Echinata Clade >> sect. StellulataeCarex extensalong-bracted sedge Subg. Carex > sect. SpirostachyaeCarex festucaceafescue sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex flacca ssp. flaccaglaucous sedge Subg. Carex > Flacca CladeCarex flavalarge yellow sedge Subg. Carex > sect. CeratocystisCarex flava × C. oederi = C. × subviridulasomewhat green sedge Subg. Carex > sect. CeratocystisCarex foeneahay sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex folliculatalong sedge Subg. Carex > sect. RostralesCarex formosahandsome sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex frankiiFrank’s sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. SquarrosaeCarex garberielk sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. BicoloresCarex glaucodeablue sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. GriseaeCarex gracilescensslender rich woodland sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. LaxifloraeCarex gracillimagraceful sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex gracillima × C. hirsutellahybrid sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> intersectional hybridsCarex gracillima × C. hirtifolia = C. ×sullivantiiSullivant’s sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> intersectional hybridsCarex gracillima × C. swaniihybrid sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> intersectional hybridsCarex granularislimestone meadow sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. GranularesCarex grayiGray’s sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. LupulinaeCarex griseagray sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. GriseaeCarex gynandranodding sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex gynocrates as Carex alascananorthern bog sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. PhysoglochinCarex haydeniiHayden’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. StylosaeCarex hirsutellasmooth-fruited hirsute sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. PorocystisCarex hirtahairy sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. CarexCarex hirtifoliapubescent sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HirtifoliaeCarex hitchcockianaHitchcock’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. GriseaeCarex hormathodesmarsh straw sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex houghtonianaHoughton’s sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. PaludosaeCarex hystericinaporcupine sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex hystericina × C. pseudocyperushybrid sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex hystericina × C. schweinitziihybrid sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex interiorinland sedge Subg. Vignea > Echinata Clade >> sect. StellulataeCarex intumescensbladder sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. LupulinaeCarex jamesiiJames’s sedge Subg. Uncinia > sect. PhyllostachyaeCarex kobomugiAsian sand sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. MacrocephalaeCarex lacustrislake sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. PaludosaeCarex lacustris × C. trichocarpahybrid sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> intersectional hybridsCarex laevivaginatasmooth-sheathed sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. Vulpinae Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americanawoolly-fruited sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. PaludosaeCarex laxiculmissedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. Careyanae Carex laxiculmis var. copulatacoupled sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. CareyanaeCarex laxiculmis var. laxiculmisspreading sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. CareyanaeCarex laxiflora loose-flowered sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. LaxifloraeCarex laxiflora × C. leptonerviahybrid sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. LaxifloraeCarex leavenworthiiLeavenworth’s sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex lenticularislakeshore sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex leptaleabristle-stalked sedge Subg. Euthyceras > Rara Clade >> sect. LeptocephalaeCarex leptonervianorthern woodland sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. LaxifloraeCarex limosamud sedge Subg. Carex > sect. LimosaeCarex lividalivid sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. PaniceaeCarex longiiLong’s sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex lucorumlong-beaked carpet sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex lupuliformisfalse hop sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. Lupulinae Carex lupulinahop sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. LupulinaeCarex lupulina × C. luridahybrid sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> intersectional hybridsCarex lupulina × C. retrorsahybrid sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> intersectional hybridsCarex luridasallow sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex magellanica ssp. irriguabog sedge Subg. Carex > sect. LimosaeCarex meadiiMead’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. PaniceaeCarex merritt-fernaldiiFernald’s sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex mesochoreamidland sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex michauxianaMichaux’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. RostralesCarex mitchellianaMitchell’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex molestatroublesome sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex muehlenbergiiMuhlenberg's sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. Phaestoglochin Carex muehlenbergii var. enervisMuhlenberg’s veinless sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergiiMuhlenberg’s sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex muskingumensispalm sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex nigrablack sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex nigromarginatablack-edged sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex normalislarge straw sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex novae-angliaeNew England sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex oederi ssp. oederi [var. oederi]green sedge Subg. Carex > sect. CeratocystisCarex oligocarpafew-fruited sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. GriseaeCarex oligospermafew-seeded sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex ormostachyanorthern red-based sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. LaxifloraeCarex pallescenspale sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. PorocystisCarex paniceagrass-like sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. PaniceaeCarex pauciflorafew-flowered sedge Subg. Euthyceras > Pauciflora Clade >> sect. LeucoglochinCarex peckiiPeck’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex pedunculata ssp. pedunculatalong-stalked sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PictaeCarex pellitawoolly sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. PaludosaeCarex pensylvanicaPennsylvania sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex pensylvanica × C. umbellatahybrid sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex plantagineaplantain-leaved sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. CareyanaeCarex platyphyllabroad-leaved sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Griseae >> sect. CareyanaeCarex polymorphavariable sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. PaniceaeCarex praegracilisblack creeper sedge, freeway sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. DivisaeCarex praireaprairie sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. HeleoglochinCarex prasinaelegant drooping sedge Subg. Carex > Prasina CladeCarex projectanecklace sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex pseudocyperuscyperus-like sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex radiatanarrow-leaved upland star sedge Subg. Vignea > Rosea Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex retroflexareflexed sedge Subg. Vignea > Rosea Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex retrorsabackward-fruited sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex reznicekiiReznicek’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex richardsoniiRichardson’s sedge Subg. Carex > Concinna Clade >> sect. ClandestinaeCarex roseacommon upland star sedge Subg. Vignea > Rosea Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex rugosperma as C. tonsa var. rugospermawrinkle-seeded sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex sartwelliiSartwell’s sedge Subg. Vignea > Disticha Clade >> sect. HolarrhenaeCarex scabratarough sedge Subg. Carex > Incertae Sedis >> sect. AnomalaeCarex schweinitziiSchweinitz’s sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoideaCanadian single-spike sedge Subg. Carex > sect. ScirpinaeCarex scopariapointed broom sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex secalinarye-like sedge Subg. Carex > sect. SecalinaeCarex seorsaweak stellate sedge Subg. Vignea > Echinata Clade >> sect. StellulataeCarex shortianaShort’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Squarrosae >> sect. ShortianaeCarex siccatadry-spiked sedge Subg. Vignea > Disticha Clade >> sect. AmmoglochinCarex siliceabeach sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex sparganioidesbur-reed sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex spicata var. spicataspiked sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. PhaestoglochinCarex sprengeliilong-beaked sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Longirostres >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex squarrosaspreading-beaked sedge Subg. Carex > sect. SquarrosaeCarex sterilisdioecious sedge Subg. Vignea > Echinata Clade >> sect. StellulataeCarex stipata var. stipataawl-fruited sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. VulpinaeCarex stramineastraw sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex striataWalter’s sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. PaludosaeCarex striatulalined sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. Laxiflorae Carex strictatussock sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex styloflexacurved style sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. LaxifloraeCarex swaniiSwan’s sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. PorocystisCarex sychnocephalamany-headed sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect CyperoideaeCarex sylvaticaEuropean woodland sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Sylvaticae >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex teneraslender sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex tenuiflorasparse-flowered sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex tenuiflora × C. trisperma = C. ×trichinahair-like sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex tetanicarigid sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. PaniceaeCarex texensisTexas sedge Subg. Vignea > Rosea Clade >> sect. PhaestoglochinCarex tinctatinged sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex tonsa var. rugospermawrinkle-seeded sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex tonsa var. tonsashaved sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex tortatwisted sedge Subg. Carex > sect. PhacocystisCarex tribuloides var. tribuloidesblunt broom sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. Cyperoideae >> sect. OvalesCarex trichocarpahairy-fruited sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. CarexCarex trispermathree-fruited sedge Subg. Vignea > sect. GlareosaeCarex tuckermaniiTuckerman’s sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex typhinacattail sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Squarrosae >> sect. SquarrosaeCarex umbellataparasol sedge, umbelled sedge Subg. Carex > sect. AcrocystisCarex utriculatabottle-shaped sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex vaginatasheathed sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. PaniceaeCarex venustadark-green sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. HymenochlaenaeCarex vesicarialesser bladder sedge Subg. Carex > Hirta Clade >> sect. VesicariaeCarex vestitavelvet sedge Subg. Carex > Vestita CladeCarex virescensribbed sedge Subg. Carex > Castanea Clade >> sect. PorocystisCarex vulpinoideafox sedge Subg. Vignea > Annectens Clade >> sect. MultifloraeCarex wiegandiiWiegand’s sedge Subg. Vignea > Echinata Clade >> sect. StellulataeCarex willdenowiiWilldenow’s sedge Subg. Uncinia > sect. PhyllostachyaeCarex woodiiWood’s sedge Subg. Carex > sect. Paniceae >> sect. Paniceae