Carex stricta Lamarck

Carex stricta Lamarck is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a.

Hybrid parent of

Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis × Carex stricta.

Carex buxbaumii × Carex stricta.

Carex paleacea × Carex stricta.

Carex recta × Carex stricta.

Vernacular names

• carex raide Marie-Victorin, 1995

• tussock sedge Newmaster et al., 1998
• common tussock sedge UWSP
• hummock sedge UWSP
• stiff sedge Newmaster et al., 1998
• upright sedge USDA NRCS, 2009+

Synonyms

• Carex stricta Lamarck var. stricta TROPICOS
• Carex stricta var. curtissima Peck FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex stricta var. strictior (Dewey) J. Carey FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex stricta var. xerocarpa (S.H. Wright) Britton FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex strictior Dewey FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a
• Carex xerocarpa S.H. Wright FNA Ed. Comm., 2002a

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. Phacocystis
Species	Carex stricta

Habit

Herb