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Carex lurida

Bottlebrush Sedge, Sallow Sedge
Other regional names: Shallow Sedge
  • Shallow Sedge
Also known as: Carex beyrichiana Boeckeler +14 more
  • Carex beyrichiana Boeckeler
  • Carex lupulina var. polystachya Schwein. & Torr.
  • Carex lurida f. parvula (Paine) D.S.Carp.
  • Carex lurida var. altior Peck
  • Carex lurida var. exudans L.H.Bailey ex Britton & A.Br.
  • Carex lurida var. flaccida L.H.Bailey
  • Carex lurida var. parvula (Paine) Kük.
  • Carex lurida var. parvula (Paine) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex lurida var. polystachya (Schwein. & Torr.) L.H.Bailey
  • Carex purshii Olney
  • Carex tentaculata Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Carex tentaculata var. altior Boott
  • Carex tentaculata var. flaccida (L.H.Bailey) Howe
  • Carex tentaculata var. parvula Paine
  • Carex tentaculata var. rostrata Pursh
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Carex lurida (commonly known as Bottlebrush Sedge or Sallow Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
New Zealand North

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