Family: Cyperaceae
oval-headed sedge, short-headed bracted sedge, wood-bank sedge
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 = 4, Wetland Indicator = FACU 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