Carex stricta
Common Tussock Sedge, Hummock Sedge
Other regional names: Stiff Sedge +3 more
- Stiff Sedge
- Tussock Sedge
- Upright Sedge
- Uptight Sedge
Also known as: Carex kelvingtoniana Steud. +13 more
- Carex kelvingtoniana Steud.
- Carex prolixa Schur
- Carex stricta f. brevior House
- Carex stricta f. curtissima (Peck) Kük.
- Carex stricta f. pedicellaris House
- Carex stricta f. stricta
- Carex stricta f. xerocarpa (S.H.Wright) Kük.
- Carex stricta var. curtissima Peck
- Carex stricta var. stricta
- Carex stricta var. strictior (Dewey ex Alph.Wood) J.Carey
- Carex stricta var. xerocarpa (S.H.Wright) Britton
- Carex strictior Dewey
- Carex strictior Dewey ex Alph.Wood
- Carex strictior f. curtissima (Peck) House
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to North America, Carex stricta (commonly known as Common Tussock Sedge or Hummock Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to 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., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin