Carex praegracilis
Black Creeper Sedge, Clustered Field Sedge
Other regional names: Expressway Sedge +6 more
- Expressway Sedge
- Field Sedge
- Freeway Sedge
- Graceful Sedge
- Silver Sedge
- Slim Sedge
- Very Slender Sedge
Also known as: Carex alterna (L.H.Bailey) C.B.Clarke +13 more
- Carex alterna (L.H.Bailey) C.B.Clarke
- Carex camporum Mack.
- Carex gayana var. hyalina L.H.Bailey
- Carex latebrosa Mack.
- Carex marcida Boott
- Carex marcida f. alterna (L.H.Bailey) Kük.
- Carex marcida f. debilis (L.H.Bailey) Kük.
- Carex marcida Raeusch.
- Carex marcida var. alterna L.H.Bailey
- Carex marcida var. debilis L.H.Bailey
- Carex praegracilis var. praegracilis
- Carex sartwelliana f. occidentalis Kük., 1909
- Carex sartwelliana var. occidentalis L.H.Bailey, 1890
- Carex sartwellii var. occidentalis L.H.Bailey
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex praegracilis (commonly known as Black Creeper Sedge or Clustered Field Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It is part of the broad Carex genus, encompassing over 2300 species globally.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon