Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willdenow

Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willdenow is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex scoparia × Carex silicea.

Carex cumulata × Carex scoparia.

Vernacular names

• carex à balais Marie-Victorin, 1995

• pointed broom sedge Hurd, Shaw, Mastroguiseppe, Smithman, & Goodrich
• broom sedge Kershaw et al., 2001
• lance-fruited oval sedge UWSP
• swamp sedge Hurd, Shaw, Mastroguiseppe, Smithman, & Goodrich

Synonyms

• Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willdenow var. scoparia FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex scoparia var. condensa Fernald WCSP
• Carex scoparia var. moniliformis Tuckerman WCSP
• Carex scoparia var. subturbinata Fernald & Wiegand WCSP
• Carex tribuloides var. moniliformis (Tuckerman) Britton WCSP

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Cyperaceae
Subfamily	Cyperoideae
Tribe	Cariceae
Genus	Carex
Section	Carex sect. Ovales
Species	Carex scoparia

Habit

Herb