Cyperaceae - sedge family
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Maine is home to 224 species in 14 genera (hybrids excluded). If you know which species you have or are interested in learning about, click on the appropriate link from the species list below. Otherwise, to determine which genus your belongs to, refer to the table below the species list.
Bolboschoenus (4 species)
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis - river tuber-bulrush
Bolboschoenus maritimus - saltmarsh tuber-bulrush
Bolboschoenus novae-angliae - New England tuber-bulrush
Bolboschoenus robustus - sea-coast tuber-bulrush
Bulbostylis (1 species)
Bulbostylis capillaris - tufted hair-sedge
Carex (? species)
Carex adusta - swarthy sedge
Carex albicans - white-tinged sedge
Carex annectens - yellow-fruited sedge
Carex appalachica - Appalachian sedge
Carex arctata - drooping woodland sedge
Carex argyrantha - silvery-flowered sedge
Carex atlantica - prickly bog sedge
Carex aurea - golden-fruited sedge
Carex billingsii - Billings’ sedge
Carex brunnescens - brownish sedge
Carex buxbaumii - brown bog sedge
Carex canescens - hoary sedge
Carex communis var. communis - fibrous-rooted sedge
Carex conoidea - open-field sedge
Carex crawfordii - Crawford’s sedge
Carex crinita - fringed sedge
Carex cryptolepis - northeastern sedge
Carex cumulata - clustered sedge
Carex debilis - white-edged sedge
Carex deflexa var. deflexa - northern sedge
Carex deweyana - round-fruited short-scaled sedge
Carex disperma - two-seeded sedge
Carex eburnea - bristle-leaved sedge
Carex echinata - star sedge
Carex exilis - coast sedge
Carex flava - yellow-green sedge
Carex foenea - straw sedge
Carex folliculata - northern long sedge
Carex gracillima - graceful sedge
Carex gynandra - nodding sedge
Carex hormathodes - marsh straw sedge
Carex houghtoniana - Houghton’l;s sedge
Carex intumescens - greater bladder sedge
Carex lacustris - lake-side sedge
Carex lasiocarpa - woolly-fruited sedge
Carex laxiflora - broad loose-flowered sedge
Carex lenticularis - lake shore sedge
Carex leptalea - bristle-stalk sedge
Carex leptonervia - nerveless woodland sedge
Carex limosa - mud sedge
Carex lucorum ssp. lucorum - Blue Ridge sedge
Carex lupulina - hop sedge
Carex lurida - sallow sedge
Carex magellanica - boreal bog sedge
Carex merritt-fernaldii - Merritt Fernald’s sedge
Carex nigra - smooth black sedge
Carex normalis - greater straw sedge
Carex novae-angliae - New England sedge
Carex oligosperma - few-seeded sedge
Carex ormostachya - necklace spike sedge
Carex paleacea - chaffy sedge
Carex pallescens - pale sedge
Carex peckii - Peck’s sedge
Carex pensylvanica - Pennsylvania sedge
Carex pauciflora - few-flowered sedge
Carex projecta - necklace sedge
Carex pseudocyperus - cypress-like sedge
Carex radiata - eastern star sedge
Carex reznicekii - Reznicek’s sedge
Carex scabrata - eastern rough sedge
Carex scoparia - pointed broom sedge
Carex siccata - dry land sedge
Carex silicea - sea beach sedge
Carex stipata - awl-fruited sedge
Carex stricta - tussock sedge
Carex tenera - quill sedge
Carex tonsa - shaved sedge
Carex torta - twisted sedge
Carex trisperma - three-seeded sedge
Carex umbellata - parasol sedge
Carex utriculata - swollen-beaked sedge
Carex vacillans - swinging sedge
Carex vesicaria - lesser bladder sedge
Carex viridula - little green sedge
Carex vulpinoidea - common fox sedge
Carex wiegandii - Wiegand’s sedge
Cladium (1 species)
Cladium mariscoides - smooth saw-sedge
Cyperus (11 species)
Cyperus bipartitus - shining flatsedge
Cyperus dentatus - toothed flatsedge
Cyperus diandrus - umbrella flatsedge
Cyperus erythrorhizos - red-root flatsedge
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus - nut flatsedge
Cyperus filicinus - fern flatsedge
Cyperus houghtonii - Houghton’s flatsedge
Cyperus lupulinus - Great Plains flatsedge
Cyperus polystachyos - many-spiked flatsedge
Cyperus squarrosus - awned flatsedge
Cyperus strigosus - straw-colored flatsedge
Dulichium (1 species)
Dulichium arundinaceum - three-way sedge
Eleocharis (19 species)
Eleocharis acicularis - needle spikesedge
Eleocharis aestuum - tidal spikesedge
Eleocharis diandra - Wright–s spikesedge
Eleocharis elliptica var. elliptica - elliptic spikesedge
Eleocharis engelmannii - Engelmann’s spikesedge
Eleocharis erythropoda - red-footed spikesedge
Eleocharis flavescens olivacea - yellow spikesedge
Eleocharis intermedia - mudflat spikesedge
Eleocharis nitida - quill spikesedge
Eleocharis obtusa - blunt spikesedge
Eleocharis ovata - ovoid spikesedge
Eleocharis palustris - common spikesedge
Eleocharis parvula
- little-headed spikesedge
Eleocharis quinqueflora ssp. fernaldii - few-flowered spikesedge
Eleocharis robbinsii - Robbins’ spikesedge
Eleocharis rostellata - beaked spikesedge
Eleocharis tenuis - slender spikesedge
Eleocharis tuberculosa - long-tubercled spikesedge
Eleocharis uniglumis - one-glumed spikesedge
Eriophorum (6 species)
Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. angustifolium - tall cottonsedge
Eriophorum gracilum - tall cottonsedge
Eriophorum tenellum - few-nerved cottonsedge
Eriophorum vaginatum ssp. spissum - tussock cottonsedge
Eriophorum virginicum - tawny cottonsedge
Eriophorum viridicarinatum - tawny cottonsedge
Fimbristylis (1 species)
Fimbristylis autumnalis - slender fimbry
Lipocarpha (1 species)
Lipocarphamicrantha - small-flowered dwarf-bulrush
Rhynchospora (5 species)
Rhynchospora alba - white beaksedge
Rhynchospora capillacea - brownish beaksedge
Rhynchospora capitellata - brownish beaksedge
Rhynchospora fusca - brown beaksedge
Rhynchospora macrostachya - tall beaksedge
Schoenoplectus (7 species and 1 hybrid)
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus - hard-stemmed bulrush
Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens - three-square bulrush
Schoenoplectus purshianus - weak-stalked bulrush
Schoenoplectus smithii - Smith’s bulrush
Schoenoplectus subterminalis - water bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani - soft-stemmed bulrush
Schoenoplectus torreyi - Torrey’s bulrush
Scirpus (10 species)
Scirpus atrocinctus - black-girdled woolsedge
Scirpus atrovirens - dark green woolsedge
Scirpus cyperinus - common woolsedge
Scirpus expansus - wood bulrush
Scirpus georgianus - common woolsedge
Scirpus hattorianus - mosquito woolsedge
Scirpus longii - Long’s woolsedge
Scirpus microcarpus - barber-pole woolsedge
Scirpus pedicellats - stalked woolsedge
Scirpus pendulus - stalked woolsedge
Trichophorum (4 species)
Trichophorum alpinum - alpine clubsedge
Trichophorum cespitosum ssp. caespitosum - tufted clubsedge
Trichophorum clintonii - Clinton’s clubsedge
Trichophorum planifolium - bashful clubsedge
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| Bolboschoenus | ||||||
| Bulbostylis capillaris | ||||||
| Carex | ||||||
| Cladium mariscoides | ||||||
| Cyperus | ||||||
| Dulichium arundinaceum | ||||||
| Eleocharis | ||||||
| Eriophorum | ||||||
| Fimbristylis autumnalis | ||||||
| Lipocarpha micrantha | ||||||
| Rhynchospora | ||||||
| Schoenoplectus | ||||||
| Scirpus | ||||||
| Trichophorum |
Bolboschoenus (tuber-bulrush)
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| red font = character state unique or nearly so | inflorescence | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| B. fluviatilis | with elongate branches | |||||
| B. maritimus | congested | |||||
| Bolboschoenus novae-angliae | with elongate branches | |||||
| Bolboschoenus robustus | congested |
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (river tuber-bulrush) - [information to be added]
Bolboschoenus maritimus (saltmarsh tuber-bulrush) - [information to be added]
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Bolboschoenus novae-angliae (New England tuber-bulrush) - [information to be added]
Bolboschoenus robustus (sea-coast tuber-bulrush) - [information to be added]
Bulbostylis (hair-sedge)
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Bulbostylis capillaris (tufted hair-sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex (sedge)
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Section Acrocystis - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. albicans | ||||||
| C. communis var. communis | ||||||
| C. deflexa var. deflexa | ||||||
| C. lucorum ssp. lucorum | ||||||
| C. novae-angliae | ||||||
| C. peckii | ||||||
| C. pensylvanica | ||||||
| C. reznicekii | ||||||
| C. tonsa | ||||||
| C. umbellata |
Carex albicans (white-tinged sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex communis var. communis (fibrous-rooted sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex deflexa var. deflexa (northern sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex lucorum (Blue Ridge sedge) - [information to be added]
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Carex novae-angliae (New England sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex peckii (Peck’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex reznicekii (Reznicek’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex tonsa (shaved sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex umbellata (parasol sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Albae - [information to be added]
Carex eburnea (bristle-leaved sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Ammoglochin - [information to be added]
Carex siccata (dry land sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Ammoglochin - [information to be added]
Carex scabrata (eastern rough sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Bicolores - [information to be added]
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| C. aurea | ||||||
| C. garberi |
Carex aurea (golden-fruited sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex garberi (elk sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Carex - [information to be added]
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| C. atherodes | ||||||
| C. hirta |
Carex atherodes (wheat sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex hirta (hammer sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Careyanae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. digitalis var. digitalis | ||||||
| C. laxiculmis var. laxiculmis | ||||||
| C. plantaginea | ||||||
| C. platyphylla |
Carex digitalis var. digitalis (slender woodland sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis (spreading sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex plantaginea (plantain-leaved sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex platyphylla (broad-leaved sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Ceratocystis - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. cryptolepis | ||||||
| C. flava | ||||||
| C. viridula |
Carex cryptolepis (northeastern sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex lava (yellow-green sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex viridula (little green sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Chordorrhizae - [information to be added]
Carex chordorrhiza (rope-root sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Chlorostachyae - [information to be added]
Carex capillaris (hair-like sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Clandestinae - [information to be added]
Carex pedunculata (long-stalked sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Cyperoideae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. adusta | ||||||
| C. argyrantha | ||||||
| C. bebbii | ||||||
| C. bicknellii | ||||||
| C. brevior | ||||||
| C. crawfordii | ||||||
| C. cumulata | ||||||
| C. festucacea | ||||||
| C. foenea | ||||||
| C. hormathodes | ||||||
| C. longii | ||||||
| C. merritt-fernaldii | ||||||
| C. normalis | ||||||
| C. oronensis | ||||||
| C. ovalis | ||||||
| C. praticola | ||||||
| C. projecta | ||||||
| C. scoparia | ||||||
| C. silicea | ||||||
| C. sychnocephala | ||||||
| C. tenera | ||||||
| C. tincta | ||||||
| C. tribuloides var. tribuloides |
Carex adusta (swarthy sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex argyrantha (silvery-flowered sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex bebbii (Bebb’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex bicknellii (Bicknell’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex brevior (short-beaked sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex crawfordii (Crawford’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex cumulata (clustered sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex festucaceae (fescue sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex foenea (straw sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex hormathodes (marsh straw sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex longii (Long’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex merritt-fernaldii (Merritt Fernald’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex normalis (greater straw sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex oronensis (Orono sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex ovalis (oval sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex praticola (northern meadow sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex projecta (necklace sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex scoria (pointed broom sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex silica (sea beach sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex sychnocephala (many-headed sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex tenera (delicate quill sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex tincta (tinged sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides (blunt broom sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Deweyanae - [information to be added]
| char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 | |
| C. bromoides | ||||||
| C. deweyana var. deweyana |
Carex bromoides (brome-like sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex deweyana (round-fruited short-scaled sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Dispermae - [information to be added]
Carex disperma (soft-leaved sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Divisae - [information to be added]
Carex praegracilis (freeway sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Glareosae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. arcta | ||||||
| C. billingsii | ||||||
| C. brunnescens | ||||||
| C. canescens | ||||||
| C. mackenziei | ||||||
| C. tenuiflora | ||||||
| C. trisperma |
Carex arcta (northern cluster sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex billingsii (Billings’ sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex brunnescens (brownish sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex canescens (hoary sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex mackenziei (Mackenzie’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex tenuiflora (sprase-flowered sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex trisperma (three-seeded sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Granulares - [information to be added]
| char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 | |
| C. crawei | ||||||
| C. granularis |
Carex crawei (Crawe’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex granularis (limestone-meadow sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Griseae - [information to be added]
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| C. conoidea | ||||||
| C. grisea |
Carex conoidea (oopen-field sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex grisea (inflated narrow-leaved sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Heleoglochin - [information to be added]
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| C. diandra | ||||||
| C. prairea |
Carex diandra (lesser tussock sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex prairea (prairie sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Hirtifoliae - [information to be added]
Carex hirtifolia (pubescent sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Hymenochlaenae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. arctata | ||||||
| C. castanea | ||||||
| C. debilis | ||||||
| C. gracillima | ||||||
| C. prasina | ||||||
| C. sprengelii |
Carex arctata (drooping woodland sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex castanea (chestnut sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex debilis (white-edged sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex gracillima (graceful sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex prasina (drooping sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex sprengelii (long-beaked sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Hymenochlaenae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. blanda | ||||||
| C. laxiflora | ||||||
| C. leptonervia | ||||||
| C. ormostachya |
Carex blanda (eastern woodland sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex laxiflora (broad loose-flowered sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex leptonervia (nerveless woodland sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex ormostachya (necklace spike sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Leptocephalae - [information to be added]
Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea (bristle-stalk sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Leucoglochin - [information to be added]
Carex pauciflora (few-flowered sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Limosae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. limosa | ||||||
| C. magellanica ssp. irrigua | ||||||
| C. rariflora |
Carex limosa (mud sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua (boreal bog sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex rariflora (loose-flowered alpine sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Lupulinae - [information to be added]
| char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 | |
| C. intumescens | ||||||
| C. lupulina |
Carex intumescens (greater bladder sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex lupulina (hop sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Mitratae - [information to be added]
Carex caryophyllea (vernal sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Multiflorae - [information to be added]
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| C. annectens | ||||||
| C. vulpinoidea |
Carex annectens (yellow-fruited sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex vulpinoidea (common fox sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Paludosae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. houghtoniana | ||||||
| C. lacustris | ||||||
| C. lasiocarpa ssp. americana | ||||||
| C. pellita ssp. americana | ||||||
| C. vestita |
Carex houghtoniana (Houghton’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex lacustris (lake-side sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex lasiocarpa ssp. americana (woolly-fruited sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex pellita (woolly sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex vestita (velvet sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Paniceae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. livida | ||||||
| C. panicea | ||||||
| C. polymorpha ssp. americana | ||||||
| C. vaginata ssp. americana |
Carex livida (livid sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex panicea (grass-like sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex polymorpha (variable sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex vaginata (sheathed sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Phacocystis - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. aquatilis ssp. altior | ||||||
| C. bigelowii | ||||||
| C. crinita | ||||||
| C. gynandra | ||||||
| C. haydenii | ||||||
| C. lenticularis | ||||||
| C. nigra | ||||||
| C. paleacea | ||||||
| C. recta | ||||||
| C. stricta | ||||||
| C. torta | ||||||
| C. vacillans |
Carex aquatilis ssp. altior (water sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex bigelowii ssp. bigelowii (Bigelow’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex crinita (fringed sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex gynandra (nodding sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex haydenii (Hayden’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex lenticularis (lake shore sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex nigra (smooth black sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex paleacea (chaffy sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex recta (estuary sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex stricta (tussock sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex torta (twisted sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex vacillans (swinging sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Phaestoglochin - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. appalachica ssp. altior | ||||||
| C. cephaloidea | ||||||
| C. cephalophora | ||||||
| C. muehlenbergii | ||||||
| C. radiata | ||||||
| C. rosea | ||||||
| C. sparganioides | ||||||
| C. spicata |
Carex appalachica (Appalachian sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex cephaloidea (thin-leaved sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex cephalophora (oval-headed sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex muehlenbergii (Muhlenberg’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex radiata (eastern star sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex rosea (rosy sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex sparganioides (bur-reed sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex spicata (prickly sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Phaestoglochin - [information to be added]
Carex backii (Back’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Physoglochin - [information to be added]
Carex gynocrates (northern bog sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Porocystis - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. bushii ssp. altior | ||||||
| C. hirsutella | ||||||
| C. pallescens | ||||||
| C. swanii | ||||||
| C. virescens |
Carex bushii (Bush’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex hirsutella (hirsute sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex pallescens (pale sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex swanii (Swan᾿s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex virescens (ribbed sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Racemosae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. atratiformis ssp. altior | ||||||
| C. buxbaumii | ||||||
| C. media |
Carex atratiformis (scabrous black sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex buxbaumii (brown box sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex media (closed-headed sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Rostrales - [information to be added]
| char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 | |
| C. folliculata ssp. altior | ||||||
| C. michauxiana |
Carex follicular (northern long sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex michauxiana (Michaux’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Scirpinae - [information to be added]
Carex scirpoidea (Canadian single-spike sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Squarrosae - [information to be added]
Carex typhina (cattail sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Racemosae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. atlantica | ||||||
| C. echinata var. echinata | ||||||
| C. exilis | ||||||
| C. interior | ||||||
| C. sterilis | ||||||
| C. wiegandii |
Carex atlantica (prickly bog sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex echinata var. echinata (star sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex exilis (meager sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex interior (inland sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex sterilis (dioecious sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex wiegandii (Wiegand’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Vesicariae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. baileyi | ||||||
| C. bullata var. echinata | ||||||
| C. comosa | ||||||
| C. hystericina | ||||||
| C. lurida | ||||||
| C. oligosperma | ||||||
| C. pseudocyparis | ||||||
| C. retrorsa | ||||||
| C. rostrata | ||||||
| C. saxatilis | ||||||
| C. tuckermanii | ||||||
| C. utriculata | ||||||
| C. vesicaria |
Carex baileyi (Bailey’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex bullata (button sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex comosa (bearded sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex hystericina (porcupine sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex lurida (sallow sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex oligosperma (few-seeded sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex pseudocyperus (cypress-like sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex retrorsa (retrorse sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex rostrata (beaked sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex saxatilis (russet sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex tuckermanii (Tuckerman’s sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex utriculata (swollen-beaked sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex vesicaria (lesser bladder sedge) - [information to be added]
Section Vulpinae - [information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. alopecoidea | ||||||
| C. oklahomensis | ||||||
| C. stipata var. stipata |
Carex alopecoidea (fox-tail sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex oklahomensis (Oklahoma sedge) - [information to be added]
Carex stipata var. stipata (awl-fruited sedge) - [information to be added]
Cladium (saw-sedge)
[information to be added]
Cladium mariscoides (smooth saw-sedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus (spikesedge)
[information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| C. bipartitis | ||||||
| C. dentatus | ||||||
| C. diandrus var. stipata | ||||||
| C. erythrorhizos | ||||||
| C. esculentus var. leptostachyus | ||||||
| C. filicinus | ||||||
| C. houghtonii | ||||||
| C. lupulinus | ||||||
| C. polystachyos | ||||||
| C. squarrosus | ||||||
| C. strigosus |
Cyperus bipartitus (shining flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus dentatus (toothed flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus diandrus (umbrella flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus erythrorhizos (red-root flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus (nut flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus filicinus (fern flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus houghtonii (Houghton’s flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus lupulinus (Great Plains flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus polystachyos (many-spiked flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus squarrosus (aened flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Cyperus strigosus (straw-colored flatsedge) - [information to be added]
Dulichium (sedge)
[information to be added]
Dulichium arundinaceum (three-way sedge) - [information to be added]
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Eleocharis (spikesedge)
[information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 |
| E. acicularis | ||||||
| E. aestuum | ||||||
| E. diandra var. stipata | ||||||
| E. elliptica var. elliptica | ||||||
| E. engelmannii | ||||||
| E. erythropoda | ||||||
| E. flavescens var. olivacea | ||||||
| E. intermedia | ||||||
| E. nitida | ||||||
| E. obtusa | ||||||
| E. ovata | ||||||
| E. palustris | ||||||
| E. parvula | ||||||
| E. quinqueflora ssp. fernaldii | ||||||
| E. robinsii | ||||||
| E. rostellata | ||||||
| E. tenuis | ||||||
| E. tuberculosa | ||||||
| E. uniglumis |
Eleocharis acicularis (needle spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis aestuum (tidal spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis diandra (Wright’s spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis elliptica var. elliptica (elliptic spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis engelmannii (Engelmann’s spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis erythropoda (red-footed spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis flavescens var. olivacea (yellow spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis intermedia (mudflat spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis nitida (quill spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis obtusa (blunt spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis ovata (ovoid spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis palustris (common spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis parvula (little-headed spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis quinqueflora (few-flowered spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis robbinsii (Robbin’s spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis rostellata (beaked spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis tenuis (slender spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis tuberculosa (long-tubercled spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eleocharis uniglumis (one-glumed spikesedge) - [information to be added]
Eriophorum (cottonsedge)
[information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | plant height | leaves | spikelet number | perianth bristles | achene length |
| E. angustifolium | to 1 m | flat, at least basally; 2–8 mm wide |
3–several | white | 2–3 mm |
| E. gracile | |||||
| E. tenellum | 0.3–0.8 m | more or less flat; 1–2 mm wide; channeled |
3–6 | dingy white | [?] |
| E. vaginatum | 0.1–0.6 m | filiform; approximately 1 mm wide |
solitary | bright white | 2.5–3.5 mm |
| E. virginicum | 0.4–1.2 m | flat; 2–4 mm wide |
several | tawny | 3–3.5 mm |
| E. viridicarinatum |
Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. angustifolium (tall cottonsedge) - [information to be added]
Eriophorum gracile (slender cottonsedge) - [information to be added]
Eriophorum tenellum (few-nerved cottonsedge) - [information to be added]
Eriophorum vaginatum var. spissum (tussock cottonsedge) - [information to be added]
Eriophorum virginicum (tawny cottonsedge) - [information to be added]
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Eriophorum viridicarinatum (green-keeled cottonsedge) - [information to be added]
Fimbristylis (fimbry)
[information to be added]
Fimbrystilis autumnalis (slender fimbry) - [information to be added]
Lipocarpha (dwarf-bulrush)
[information to be added]
Lipocarpha micrantha (small-flowered dwarf-bulrush) - [information to be added]
Rhynchospora (beaksedge)
[information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | |||||
| R. alba | |||||
| R. capillacea | |||||
| R. capitellata | |||||
| R. fusca | |||||
| R. macrostachya |
Rhynchospora alba (white beaksedge) - [information to be added]
Rhynchospora capillacea (needle beaksedge) - [information to be added]
Rhynchospora capitellata (brownish beaksedge) - [information to be added]
Rhynchospora fusca (brown beaksedge) - [information to be added]
Rhynchospora macrostachya (tall beaksedge) - [information to be added]
Schoenoplectus (bulrush)
[information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | |||||
| S. acutus var. acutus | |||||
| S. pungens var. pungens | |||||
| S. purshianus | |||||
| S. smithii | |||||
| S. subterminalis | |||||
| S. tabernaemontani | |||||
| S. torreyi |
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus (hard-stemmed bulrush) - [information to be added]
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Schoenoplectus pungens var. punbens (three-square bulrush) - [information to be added]
Schoenoplectus purshianus (weak-stalked bulrush) - [information to be added]
Schoenoplectus smithii (Smith’s bulrush) - [information to be added]
Schoenoplectus subterminalis (water bulrush) - [information to be added]
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (soft-stemmed bulrush) - [information to be added]
Schoenoplectus torreyi (Torrey’s bulrush) - [information to be added]
Scirpus (woolsedge)
[information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | |||||
| S. atrocinctus | |||||
| S. atrovirens | |||||
| S. cyperinus | |||||
| S. expansus | |||||
| S. georgianus | |||||
| S. hattorianus | |||||
| S. longii | |||||
| S. microcarpus | |||||
| S. pedicellatus | |||||
| S. pendulus |
Scirpus atrocinctus (black-girdled woolsedge) - [information to be added]
Scirpus atrovirens (dark green bulrush) - [information to be added]
Scirpus cyperinus (common woolsedge) - [information to be added]
Scirpus expansus (wood bulrush) - [information to be added]
Scirpus georgianus (Georgia bulrush) - [information to be added]
Scirpus hattorianus (mosquito bulrush) - [information to be added]
Scirpus longii (Long’s woolsedge) - [information to be added]
Scirpus microcarpus (barber-pole bulrush) - [information to be added]
Scirpus pedicellatus (stalked woolsedge) - [information to be added]
Scirpus pendulus (rufous bulrush) - [information to be added]
Trichophorum (clubsedge)
[information to be added]
| red font = character state unique or nearly so | |||||
| T. alpinum | |||||
| T. cespitosum ssp. cespitosum | |||||
| T. clintonii | |||||
| T. planifolium |
Trichophorum alpinum (alpine clubsedge) - [information to be added]
Trichophorum cespitosum ssp. cespitosum (tufted clubsedge) - [information to be added]
Trichophorum clintonii (Clinton’s clubsedge) - [information to be added]
Trichophorum planifolium (bashful clubsedge) - [information to be added]
Note:
1. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow Flora Novae Angliae by Arthur Haines (2011, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17154-9).