Family: Cyperaceae
graceful sedge, purple-sheathed graceful sedge
[Carex gracillima var. macerrima Schwein.]
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, 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