Carex scoparia
Broom Sedge, Broom Sedge, Pointed Broom Sedge
Other regional names: Lance Fruited Oval Sedge +1 more
- Lance Fruited Oval Sedge
- Swamp Sedge
Also known as: Carex lagopodioides var. scoparia Boeckeler +16 more
- Carex lagopodioides var. scoparia Boeckeler
- Carex scoparia f. condensa (Fernald) Kük.
- Carex scoparia f. elatior Peck
- Carex scoparia f. moniliformis (Tuck.) Kük.
- Carex scoparia f. peracuta Fernald
- Carex scoparia f. scoparia
- Carex scoparia f. subturbinata (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald
- Carex scoparia f. tenerrima Kük.
- Carex scoparia var. aggregata Dewey
- Carex scoparia var. condensa Fernald
- Carex scoparia var. moniliformis Tuck.
- Carex scoparia var. scoparia
- Carex scoparia var. subturbinata Fernald & Wiegand
- Carex scoparia var. vera Tuck.
- Carex tribuloides var. moniliformis (Tuck.) Britton
- Loncoperis scoparia (Schkuhr ex Willd.) Raf.
- Vignea scoparia (Schkuhr ex Willd.) Rchb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex scoparia (commonly known as Broom Sedge or Pointed Broom Sedge) is a sedge within the Cyperaceae family. It originates in North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in 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., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, 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)
Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand North, Tasmania, Victoria