Carex Linnaeus

Carex Linnaeus is an accepted genus name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

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Distribution

  • Native
  • Introduced
  • Ephemeral
  • Excluded
  • Extirpated
  • Doubtful
  • Absent
Distribution: Carex Linnaeus

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Classification

ClassEquisetopsida
SubclassMagnoliidae
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
SubfamilyCyperoideae
TribeCariceae
GenusCarex
SpeciesCarex borealipolaris
SpeciesCarex myosuroides
SpeciesCarex simpliciuscula
SpeciesCarex testacea
SectionCarex sect. Acrocystis
SpeciesCarex albicans
SpeciesCarex communis
SpeciesCarex deflexa
SpeciesCarex inops
SpeciesCarex lucorum
SpeciesCarex nigromarginata
SpeciesCarex novae-angliae
SpeciesCarex peckii
SpeciesCarex pensylvanica
SpeciesCarex rossii
SpeciesCarex tonsa
SpeciesCarex umbellata
SpeciesCarex zikae
SectionCarex sect. Albae
SpeciesCarex eburnea
SectionCarex sect. Ammoglochin
SpeciesCarex siccata
SectionCarex sect. Anomalae
SpeciesCarex amplifolia
SpeciesCarex scabrata
SectionCarex sect. Aulocystis
SpeciesCarex atrofusca
SpeciesCarex fuliginosa
SpeciesCarex luzulina
SpeciesCarex petricosa
SectionCarex sect. Bicolores
SpeciesCarex aurea
SpeciesCarex bicolor
SpeciesCarex garberi
SpeciesCarex hassei
SectionCarex sect. Capituligerae
SpeciesCarex arctogena
SpeciesCarex capitata
SectionCarex sect. Carex
SpeciesCarex atherodes
SpeciesCarex hirta
SpeciesCarex laeviconica
SpeciesCarex trichocarpa
SectionCarex sect. Careyanae
SpeciesCarex careyana
SpeciesCarex digitalis
SpeciesCarex laxiculmis
SpeciesCarex plantaginea
SpeciesCarex platyphylla
SectionCarex sect. Ceratocystis
SpeciesCarex cryptolepis
SpeciesCarex flava
SpeciesCarex hostiana
SpeciesCarex viridula
SpeciesCarex ×fulva
SpeciesCarex ×pieperiana
SpeciesCarex ×schatzii
SpeciesCarex ×subviridula
SpeciesCarex ×xanthocarpa
SectionCarex sect. Chlorostachyae
SpeciesCarex capillaris
SpeciesCarex krausei
SpeciesCarex williamsii
SectionCarex sect. Chordorrhizae
SpeciesCarex chordorrhiza
SectionCarex sect. Circinatae
SpeciesCarex anthoxanthea
SpeciesCarex circinata
SectionCarex sect. Clandestinae
SpeciesCarex concinna
SpeciesCarex concinnoides
SpeciesCarex pedunculata
SpeciesCarex richardsonii
SectionCarex sect. Cyperoideae
SpeciesCarex sychnocephala
SectionCarex sect. Deweyanae
SpeciesCarex bolanderi
SpeciesCarex bromoides
SpeciesCarex deweyana
SpeciesCarex infirminervia
SpeciesCarex laeviculmis
SpeciesCarex leptopoda
SectionCarex sect. Dispermae
SpeciesCarex disperma
SectionCarex sect. Divisae
SpeciesCarex douglasii
SpeciesCarex duriuscula
SpeciesCarex pansa
SpeciesCarex praegracilis
SpeciesCarex simulata
SectionCarex sect. Dornera
SpeciesCarex micropoda
SpeciesCarex nigricans
SectionCarex sect. Filifoliae
SpeciesCarex filifolia
SectionCarex sect. Firmiculmes
SpeciesCarex geyeri
SectionCarex sect. Foetidae
SpeciesCarex incurviformis
SpeciesCarex maritima
SectionCarex sect. Glareosae
SpeciesCarex arcta
SpeciesCarex arctiformis
SpeciesCarex billingsii
SpeciesCarex bonanzensis
SpeciesCarex brunnescens
SpeciesCarex brunnescens subsp. brunnescens × Carex canescens subsp. canescens
SpeciesCarex canescens
SpeciesCarex canescens subsp. canescens × Carex praeceptorum
SpeciesCarex canescens subsp. canescens × Carex trisperma
SpeciesCarex glareosa
SpeciesCarex glareosa subsp. glareosa × Carex lachenalii
SpeciesCarex heleonastes
SpeciesCarex illota
SpeciesCarex lachenalii
SpeciesCarex lapponica
SpeciesCarex loliacea
SpeciesCarex mackenziei
SpeciesCarex marina
SpeciesCarex praeceptorum
SpeciesCarex tenuiflora
SpeciesCarex trisperma
SpeciesCarex ursina
SpeciesCarex ×clausa
SpeciesCarex ×helvola
SpeciesCarex ×kyyhkynenii
SpeciesCarex ×pseudohelvola
SpeciesCarex ×trichina
SpeciesCarex ×zahnii
SectionCarex sect. Granulares
SpeciesCarex crawei
SpeciesCarex granularis
SectionCarex sect. Griseae
SpeciesCarex amphibola
SpeciesCarex conoidea
SpeciesCarex glaucodea
SpeciesCarex grisea
SpeciesCarex hitchcockiana
SpeciesCarex oligocarpa
SectionCarex sect. Heleoglochin
SpeciesCarex cusickii
SpeciesCarex diandra
SpeciesCarex prairea
SectionCarex sect. Hirtifoliae
SpeciesCarex hirtifolia
SectionCarex sect. Holarrhenae
SpeciesCarex disticha
SpeciesCarex sartwellii
SectionCarex sect. Hymenochlaenae
SpeciesCarex arctata
SpeciesCarex assiniboinensis
SpeciesCarex castanea
SpeciesCarex castanea × Carex debilis
SpeciesCarex davisii
SpeciesCarex debilis
SpeciesCarex formosa
SpeciesCarex gracillima
SpeciesCarex prasina
SpeciesCarex sprengelii
SpeciesCarex sylvatica
SpeciesCarex ×knieskernii
SectionCarex sect. Inflatae
SpeciesCarex engelmannii
SectionCarex sect. Intersectional
SpeciesCarex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii × Carex rariflora
SpeciesCarex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii × Carex stylosa
SpeciesCarex buxbaumii × Carex stricta
SpeciesCarex folliculata × Carex lurida
SpeciesCarex lachenalii × Carex parallela
SpeciesCarex lacustris × Carex trichocarpa
SpeciesCarex lenticularis × Carex saxatilis
SpeciesCarex lupulina × Carex lurida
SpeciesCarex macrochaeta × Carex spectabilis
SpeciesCarex maritima × Carex parallela
SpeciesCarex nigra × Carex stylosa
SpeciesCarex saxatilis × Carex stylosa
SpeciesCarex ×cayouettei
SpeciesCarex ×langeana
SpeciesCarex ×mirata
SpeciesCarex ×neomiliaris
SpeciesCarex ×notholimosoides
SpeciesCarex ×patuensis
SpeciesCarex ×quebecensis
SpeciesCarex ×soerensenii
SpeciesCarex ×sullivantii
SectionCarex sect. Lamprochlaenae
SpeciesCarex glacialis
SpeciesCarex supina
SectionCarex sect. Laxiflorae
SpeciesCarex albursina
SpeciesCarex blanda
SpeciesCarex gracilescens
SpeciesCarex hendersonii
SpeciesCarex laxiflora
SpeciesCarex leptonervia
SpeciesCarex ormostachya
SpeciesCarex striatula
SectionCarex sect. Leptocephalae
SpeciesCarex leptalea
SectionCarex sect. Leucoglochin
SpeciesCarex microglochin
SpeciesCarex pauciflora
SectionCarex sect. Limosae
SpeciesCarex limosa
SpeciesCarex macrochaeta
SpeciesCarex magellanica
SpeciesCarex pluriflora
SpeciesCarex rariflora
SpeciesCarex ×connectens
SpeciesCarex ×firmior
SectionCarex sect. Lupulinae
SpeciesCarex grayi
SpeciesCarex intumescens
SpeciesCarex lupuliformis
SpeciesCarex lupulina
SectionCarex sect. Macrocephalae
SpeciesCarex macrocephala
SectionCarex sect. Mitratae
SpeciesCarex caryophyllea
SectionCarex sect. Multiflorae
SpeciesCarex alma
SpeciesCarex annectens
SpeciesCarex vulpinoidea
SectionCarex sect. Nardinae
SpeciesCarex nardina
SectionCarex sect. Obtusatae
SpeciesCarex obtusata
SectionCarex sect. Ovales
SpeciesCarex adusta
SpeciesCarex adusta × Carex foenea
SpeciesCarex alata
SpeciesCarex argyrantha
SpeciesCarex athrostachya
SpeciesCarex bebbii
SpeciesCarex bebbii × Carex cristatella
SpeciesCarex bicknellii
SpeciesCarex brevior
SpeciesCarex brevior × Carex foenea
SpeciesCarex crawfordii
SpeciesCarex cristatella
SpeciesCarex cumulata
SpeciesCarex cumulata × Carex foenea
SpeciesCarex cumulata × Carex scoparia
SpeciesCarex ebenea
SpeciesCarex echinodes
SpeciesCarex festucacea
SpeciesCarex feta
SpeciesCarex foenea
SpeciesCarex foenea × Carex praticola
SpeciesCarex foenea × Carex tenera var. tenera
SpeciesCarex foenea × Carex xerantica
SpeciesCarex haydeniana
SpeciesCarex hormathodes
SpeciesCarex leporina
SpeciesCarex longii
SpeciesCarex macloviana
SpeciesCarex merritt-fernaldii
SpeciesCarex microptera
SpeciesCarex molesta
SpeciesCarex muskingumensis
SpeciesCarex normalis
SpeciesCarex pachystachya
SpeciesCarex petasata
SpeciesCarex phaeocephala
SpeciesCarex praticola
SpeciesCarex preslii
SpeciesCarex projecta
SpeciesCarex proposita
SpeciesCarex scoparia
SpeciesCarex scoparia × Carex silicea
SpeciesCarex silicea
SpeciesCarex straminea
SpeciesCarex suberecta
SpeciesCarex subfusca
SpeciesCarex tahoensis
SpeciesCarex tenera
SpeciesCarex tincta
SpeciesCarex tribuloides
SpeciesCarex unilateralis
SpeciesCarex waponahkikensis
SpeciesCarex xerantica
SectionCarex sect. Paludosae
SpeciesCarex acutiformis
SpeciesCarex houghtoniana
SpeciesCarex hyalinolepis
SpeciesCarex lacustris
SpeciesCarex lasiocarpa
SpeciesCarex melanostachya
SpeciesCarex pellita
SpeciesCarex ×subimpressa
SectionCarex sect. Paniceae
SpeciesCarex laxa
SpeciesCarex livida
SpeciesCarex meadii
SpeciesCarex panicea
SpeciesCarex tetanica
SpeciesCarex vaginata
SpeciesCarex woodii
SectionCarex sect. Phacocystis
SpeciesCarex aperta
SpeciesCarex aquatilis
SpeciesCarex aquatilis var. aquatilis × Carex stricta
SpeciesCarex aquatilis var. dives × Carex kelloggii var. kelloggii
SpeciesCarex aquatilis var. dives × Carex lyngbyei
SpeciesCarex barbarae
SpeciesCarex bigelowii
SpeciesCarex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii × Carex rufina
SpeciesCarex bigelowii subsp. bigelowii × Carex ×subsalina
SpeciesCarex bigelowii subsp. lugens × Carex scopulorum
SpeciesCarex crinita
SpeciesCarex crinita var. crinita × Carex lenticularis
SpeciesCarex eleusinoides
SpeciesCarex emoryi
SpeciesCarex enanderi
SpeciesCarex gynandra
SpeciesCarex haydenii
SpeciesCarex interrupta
SpeciesCarex kelloggii
SpeciesCarex kelloggii var. kelloggii × Carex spectabilis
SpeciesCarex lenticularis
SpeciesCarex lyngbyei
SpeciesCarex lyngbyei × Carex nigra
SpeciesCarex microchaeta
SpeciesCarex microchaeta × Carex podocarpa
SpeciesCarex nebrascensis
SpeciesCarex nigra
SpeciesCarex obnupta
SpeciesCarex paleacea
SpeciesCarex paleacea × Carex stricta
SpeciesCarex paleacea × Carex vacillans
SpeciesCarex paysonis
SpeciesCarex podocarpa
SpeciesCarex ramenskii
SpeciesCarex recta
SpeciesCarex recta × Carex stricta
SpeciesCarex rufina
SpeciesCarex salina
SpeciesCarex scopulorum
SpeciesCarex spectabilis
SpeciesCarex stricta
SpeciesCarex subspathacea
SpeciesCarex torta
SpeciesCarex vacillans
SpeciesCarex ×arctophila
SpeciesCarex ×crinitoides
SpeciesCarex ×dumanii
SpeciesCarex ×exsalina
SpeciesCarex ×flavicans
SpeciesCarex ×grantii
SpeciesCarex ×groenlandica
SpeciesCarex ×haematolepis
SpeciesCarex ×limula
SpeciesCarex ×mendica
SpeciesCarex ×nearctica
SpeciesCarex ×neobigelowii
SpeciesCarex ×neofilipendula
SpeciesCarex ×neorigida
SpeciesCarex ×persalina
SpeciesCarex ×reducta
SpeciesCarex ×rollandii
SpeciesCarex ×saxenii
SpeciesCarex ×spiculosa
SpeciesCarex ×subpaleacea
SpeciesCarex ×subrecta
SpeciesCarex ×ungavensis
SectionCarex sect. Phaestoglochin
SpeciesCarex aggregata
SpeciesCarex appalachica
SpeciesCarex cephaloidea
SpeciesCarex cephalophora
SpeciesCarex divulsa
SpeciesCarex gravida
SpeciesCarex hoodii
SpeciesCarex hookeriana
SpeciesCarex leavenworthii
SpeciesCarex leersii
SpeciesCarex mesochorea
SpeciesCarex muehlenbergii
SpeciesCarex muricata
SpeciesCarex radiata
SpeciesCarex retroflexa
SpeciesCarex rosea
SpeciesCarex sparganioides
SpeciesCarex spicata
SpeciesCarex tumulicola
SpeciesCarex vallicola
SectionCarex sect. Phyllostachyae
SpeciesCarex backii
SpeciesCarex cordillerana
SpeciesCarex jamesii
SpeciesCarex juniperorum
SpeciesCarex saximontana
SpeciesCarex willdenowii
SectionCarex sect. Physoglochin
SpeciesCarex gynocrates
SpeciesCarex parallela
SectionCarex sect. Porocystis
SpeciesCarex hirsutella
SpeciesCarex pallescens
SpeciesCarex swanii
SpeciesCarex torreyi
SpeciesCarex virescens
SectionCarex sect. Racemosae
SpeciesCarex adelostoma
SpeciesCarex albonigra
SpeciesCarex atrata
SpeciesCarex atratiformis
SpeciesCarex atrosquama
SpeciesCarex atrosquama × Carex media
SpeciesCarex buxbaumii
SpeciesCarex epapillosa
SpeciesCarex gmelinii
SpeciesCarex hallii
SpeciesCarex holostoma
SpeciesCarex media
SpeciesCarex media × Carex norvegica
SpeciesCarex mertensii
SpeciesCarex norvegica
SpeciesCarex parryana
SpeciesCarex raynoldsii
SpeciesCarex sabulosa
SpeciesCarex stylosa
SpeciesCarex ×payettei
SpeciesCarex ×quirponensis
SpeciesCarex ×sardloquensis
SectionCarex sect. Rhynchocystis
SpeciesCarex pendula
SectionCarex sect. Rostrales
SpeciesCarex folliculata
SpeciesCarex michauxiana
SectionCarex sect. Rupestres
SpeciesCarex rupestris
SectionCarex sect. Scirpinae
SpeciesCarex scirpoidea
SectionCarex sect. Shortianae
SpeciesCarex shortiana
SectionCarex sect. Spirostachyae
SpeciesCarex distans
SectionCarex sect. Squarrosae
SpeciesCarex frankii
SpeciesCarex squarrosa
SpeciesCarex typhina
SectionCarex sect. Stellulatae
SpeciesCarex atlantica
SpeciesCarex echinata
SpeciesCarex echinata subsp. echinata × Carex exilis
SpeciesCarex exilis
SpeciesCarex interior
SpeciesCarex interior × Carex sterilis
SpeciesCarex seorsa
SpeciesCarex sterilis
SpeciesCarex wiegandii
SpeciesCarex ×minganinsularum
SectionCarex sect. Thuringiaca
SpeciesCarex flacca
SectionCarex sect. Vesicariae
SpeciesCarex baileyi
SpeciesCarex bullata
SpeciesCarex comosa
SpeciesCarex exsiccata
SpeciesCarex exsiccata × Carex rostrata
SpeciesCarex hystericina
SpeciesCarex lurida
SpeciesCarex membranacea
SpeciesCarex oligosperma
SpeciesCarex pseudocyperus
SpeciesCarex retrorsa
SpeciesCarex rostrata
SpeciesCarex rotundata
SpeciesCarex saxatilis
SpeciesCarex schweinitzii
SpeciesCarex tuckermanii
SpeciesCarex utriculata
SpeciesCarex vesicaria
SpeciesCarex ×hartii
SpeciesCarex ×involuta
SpeciesCarex ×massonii
SpeciesCarex ×physocarpoides
SpeciesCarex ×saamica
SpeciesCarex ×stenolepis
SectionCarex sect. Vulpinae
SpeciesCarex alopecoidea
SpeciesCarex crus-corvi
SpeciesCarex jonesii
SpeciesCarex laevivaginata
SpeciesCarex stipata

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