Carex echinodes
Prickly Quill Sedge, Marsh Straw Sedge
Other regional names: Quill Sedge
- Quill Sedge
Also known as: ? echinoides Fernald +7 more
- ? echinoides Fernald
- Carex festucacea var. echinodes (Fernald) Farw.
- Carex festucacea var. echinoides (Fernald) Farw.
- Carex straminea f. echinodes (Fernald) Kük.
- Carex straminea f. echinoides (Fernald) Kük.
- Carex straminea var. echinodes Fernald
- Carex tenera var. echinodes (Fernald) Wiegand
- Carex tenera var. echinoides (Fernald) Wiegand
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
Find Reference Images
Google-powered external web search for Carex echinodes
Carex echinodes (commonly known as Prickly Quill Sedge or Marsh Straw Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Indigenous to North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Carex, which contains over 2300 distinct species.
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., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin