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Carex pensylvanica

Common Oak Sedge, Penn Sedge
Other regional names: Pennsylvania Sedge
  • Pennsylvania Sedge
Also known as: Carex pensylvanica f. androgyna C.F.Wheeler ex F.J.Herm. +15 more
  • Carex pensylvanica f. androgyna C.F.Wheeler ex F.J.Herm.
  • Carex pensylvanica f. bracteata Peck
  • Carex pensylvanica f. glumabunda (Peck) Kük.
  • Carex pensylvanica f. gracilifolia (Peck) Kük.
  • Carex pensylvanica f. latifolia Kük.
  • Carex pensylvanica f. paleacea Peck
  • Carex pensylvanica f. pensylvanica
  • Carex pensylvanica var. angustifolia Peck
  • Carex pensylvanica var. glumabunda Peck
  • Carex pensylvanica var. gracilifolia Peck
  • Carex pensylvanica var. livoniensis Farw.
  • Carex pensylvanica var. marginata Dewey
  • Carex pensylvanica var. pensylvanica
  • Carex pensylvanica var. pinicola M.E.Jones
  • Carex stolonifera Schwein.
  • Carex subbiflora Steud.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.

Found natively in North America, Carex pensylvanica (commonly known as Common Oak Sedge or Penn sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. 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
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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