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Cyperaceae

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Carex diandra Schrank

Carex diandra Schrank is a Northern Hemisphere sedge found in a variety of wet habitats.

Carex digitalis Willd.

Carex digitalis Willd. is a small mat-forming sedge found in temperate regions of eastern Canada and the eastern United States.

Carex digitata L.

Carex digitata is a Carex species native to Europe and western Asia, most common in shady deciduous mesotrophic oak-hornbeam forests.

Carex disperma Dewey

Carex disperma Dewey is a small wetland sedge with narrow leaves, nodding stems, and small rounded inflorescence spikes.

Carex distans L.

Carex distans L. is a widespread sedge with stable populations found in European wetlands and US disturbed sandy sites.

Carex disticha Huds.

Carex disticha Huds. is a Eurasian sedge native to Northwestern Europe and introduced to two sites in southern Canada.

Carex divisa Huds.

Carex divisa is a sedge species native to Eurasia and North Africa, naturalized in several other regions globally.

Carex divulsa Stokes

Carex divulsa (grey sedge) is a flowering Carex species native to Eurasia and northern Africa, introduced to other regions.

Carex duriuscula C.A.Mey.

Carex duriuscula C.A.Mey., or needleleaf sedge, is a herbaceous tufted sedge with a broad northern range, often dominant in heavily grazed steppe.

Carex eburnea Boott

Carex eburnea Boott, or ivory sedge, is a small clump-forming sedge that forms colonies, growing in woodlands and other open alkaline sites.

Carex echinata Murray

Carex echinata Murray is a tussock-forming Cyperaceae plant native to the Americas and Eurasia that grows in wet habitats.

Carex elata All.

Carex elata All. is an evergreen tussock-forming perennial sedge cultivated for its variegated golden foliage.

Carex elongata L.

Carex elongata L. is a tussock-forming sedge that grows in flooded British woodland, including alder and willow carr.

Carex ericetorum Pollich

Carex ericetorum (rare spring sedge) is a perennial Cyperaceae species native to central Europe and western Asia.

Carex extensa Gooden.

Carex extensa Gooden., commonly called long-bracted sedge, is a sedge species native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

Carex filifolia Nutt.

Carex filifolia Nutt. is a sedge native to most of western North America, growing in both moist and dry habitats.

Carex firma Host

Carex firma Host is a cushion-forming alpine sedge that is a characteristic species of the Caricetum firmae community and tolerates very low temperatures.

Carex flacca Schreb.

Carex flacca Schreb. is an ornamental sedge grown for groundcover, drought tolerant landscaping and erosion control.

Carex flava L.

Carex flava L. is a widespread widespread Cyperaceae sedge with a wide native range, that favors calcareous mires and damp woodland.

Carex folliculata L.

Carex folliculata (northern long sedge) is a clumping obligate wetland perennial sedge native to eastern North America.

Carex formosa Dewey

Handsome sedge (Carex formosa) is a North American sedge with varying U.S. conservation statuses across states.

Carex frankii Kunth

Frank's sedge (Carex frankii) is a widespread erosion-resistant Cyperaceae species native to temperate eastern North America, recommended for rain gardens.

Carex fraseriana Ker Gawl.

Fraser's sedge, Carex fraseriana, is a perennial sedge native to the southeastern US, listed endangered in four states.

Carex geyeri Boott

Carex geyeri, or Geyer's/elk sedge, is a native North American sedge that grows in dry western open or mountain habitats.

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