Family: Cyperaceae
drooping woodland sedge
[Carex arctata var. faxonii Boott]
Matthew L. Wagner
Andrew Hipp
Mary Ann Feist
Etymology: Carex: the classical Latin name
Plants: perennial sedge
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial sedge
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 5 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos The Texas A&M Bioinformatics Working Group: Detailed drawings by Harry C. Creutzburg for Kenneth K. Mackenzie's (1940) North American Caricaea
- long drooping dangly spikes
- relatively wide leaves
- reddish base
- perigynia 3.5-4.5 mm, beak 0.4-1 mm
- pistillate scales 3/4 as long as perigynia, with distinct awn
- achenes lacking stipe
Andrew Hipp
Andrew Hipp
Linda W. Curtis
Mary Ann Feist
