Wetland and Aquatic Plants
of
Oklahoma
Interactive Keys: Emergent
Grasslike
Sedges (Cyperaceae)
1. Carics sedges (Carex spp.)
a. rounded seeds
b. three-angled seeds
Seeds
(achenes, which are found within the
sac-like fruits [perigynia]) round and lense shaped (lenticular). Two stigmas can be seen extending from the
perigynium or remnants may be attached to the achene.
Ravenfoot
sedge (Carex
crus-corvi Shuttlw. ex Kunze)
Native perennial
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![Carex crus-corvi Carex crus-corvi](images/carex_cruscorvi.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Cypressknee
sedge (Carex
decomposita
Muhl.)
Native perennial.
![Carex decomposita Carex decomposita](images/carex_decomposita.jpg)
NWI status:
OBL
Hammock
sedge (Carex
fissa
Mackenzie)
Native perennial.
NWI status:
FACW+
Fescue
sedge (Carex
festucacea Schkuhr ex
Willd.)
Native perennial.
![Carex festucacea Carex festucacea](images/carex_festucacea.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Tussock
sedge (Carex
stricta Lam.)
Native perennial
![Carex stricta Carex stricta](images/carex_stricta.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Squarrose
sedge (Carex
squarrosa L.)
Native perennial.
![Carex squarrosa Carex squarrosa](images/carex_squarrosa.jpg)
Seeds (achenes, which are
found within the sac-like fruits [perigynia]) three-angled. Three stigmas can be seen extending from the
perigynium or remnants may be attached to the achene.
Eastern
narrowleaf sedge (Carex amphibola
Steud.)
Native perennial.
![Carex amphibola Carex amphibola](images/carex_amphibola.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Bush's
sedge (Carex
bushii Mackenzie)
Native perennial.
![Carex bushii Carex bushii](images/carex_bushii.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Carolina
sedge (Carex
caroliniana
Schwein.)
Native perennial.
![Carex caroliniana Carex caroliniana](images/carex_caroliniana.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Crawe's
sedge (Carex
crawei Dewey)
Native
perennial.
![Carex crawei Carex crawei](images/carex_crawei.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Fringed
sedge (Carex
crinita Lam.)
Native perennial.
![Carex crinita Carex crinita](images/carex_crinita.gif)
NWI status:
FACW+
White
edge sedge (Carex
debilis
Michx.)
Native perennial.
![Carex debilis Carex debilis](images/carex_debilis.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Frank's
sedge (Carex
frankii Kunth)
Native perennial.
![Carex frankii Carex frankii](images/carex_frankii.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Giant
sedge (Carex
gigantea Rudge)
Native perennial.
![Carex gigantea Carex gigantea](images/carex_gigantea.jpg)
NWI status:
OBL
Limestone
meadow sedge (Carex granularis
Muhl. ex Willd.)
Native perennial.
![Carex granularis Carex granularis](images/carex_granularis.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Gray's
sedge (Carex
grayi Carey)
Native perennial.
![Carex grayi Carex grayi](images/carex_grayii.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Tissue
sedge (Carex
hyalina Boott)
Native perennial.
![Carex hyalina Carex hyalina](images/carex_hyalina.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Shoreline
sedge (Carex
hyalinolepis
Steud.)
Native perennial.
![Carex hyalinolepis Carex hyalinolepis](images/carex_hyalinolepis.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Bottlebrush
sedge (Carex hystericina
Muhl. ex Willd.)
Native perennial.
![Carex hystericina Carex hystericina](images/carex_hystericina.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Greater
bladder sedge (Carex intumescens
Rudge)
Native perennial.
![Carex intumescens Carex intumescens](images/carex_intumescens.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Cypress
swamp sedge (Carex
joorii Bailey)
Native perennial.
![Carex joorii Carex joorii](images/carex_joorii.jpg)
NWI status:
OBL
Smoothsheath
sedge (Carex
laevivaginata
(Knkenth.) Mackenzie)
Native perennial.
![Carex laevivaginata Carex laevivaginata](images/carex_laevivaginata.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Bristlystalked
sedge (Carex
leptalea
Wahlenb.)
Native perennial.
![Carex leptalea Carex leptalea](images/carex_leptalea.jpg)
NWI status:
OBL
Long's
sedge (Carex
longii Mackenzie)
Native perennial.
![Carex longii Carex longii](images/carex_longii.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Hop sedge
(Carex
lupulina
Muhl. ex Willd.)
Native Perennial.
![Carex lupulina Carex lupulina](images/carex_lupulina.gif)
NWI status: OBL
Shallow
sedge (Carex
lurida Wahlenb.)
Native perennial.
![Carex lurida Carex lurida](images/carex_lurida.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Littletooth
sedge (Carex
microdonta Torr.
& Hook.)
Native perennial.
![Carex microdonta Carex microdonta](images/carex_microdonta.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Sharpscale
sedge (Carex
oxylepis Torr.
& Hook.)
Native perennial.
![Carex oxylepis Carex oxylepis](images/carex_oxylepis.gif)
NWI
status: FACW-
Woolly
sedge (Carex
pellita Muhl ex
Willd.)
Native perennial.
![Carex pellita map Carex pellita map](images/carex_pellita_map.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Kidneyshape
sedge (Carex
reniformis (Bailey) Small)
Native
perennial.
![Carex reniformis Carex reniformis](images/carex_reniformis.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Short's
sedge (Carex
shortiana
Dewey)
Native perennial.
![Carex shortiana Carex shortiana](images/carex_shortiana.gif)
NWI status:
FACW
Owlfruit
sedge (Carex
stipata Muhl. ex
Willd.)
Native perennial.
![Carex stipata Carex stipata](images/carex_stipata.jpg)
NWI
status: OBL
Britton's
sedge (Carex
tetrastachya
Scheele)
Native perennial.
![Carex tetrastachya Carex tetrastachya](images/carex_tetrastachya.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Fox sedge
(Carex
vulpinoidea Michx.)
Native perennial.
![Carex vulpinoidea Carex vulpinoidea](images/carex_vulpinoidea.gif)
NWI status:
OBL
Last update: 2/21/04
Comments to : Bruce Hoagland
bhoagland@ou.edu
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