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Carex subg. Carex
Carex
Carex is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
Carex sect. Phacocystis
sectionPhacocystis
Carex Sect. Vesicariae
sectionVesicariae
Carex sect. Paniceae
sectionPaniceae
Carex sect. Lupulinae
sectionLupulinae
Carex sect. Acrocystis
sectionAcrocystis
Carex sect. Griseae
sectionGriseae
Carex sect. Hymenochlaenae
sectionHymenochlaenae
Carex sect. Paludosae
sectionPaludosae
Carex sect. Clandestinae
sectionClandestinae
Carex sect. Rhynchocystis
sectionRhynchocystis
Carex sect. Ceratocystis
sectionCeratocystis
Carex sect. Porocystis
sectionPorocystis
Carex sect. Carex
sectionCarex
Carex sect. Sylvaticae
sectionSylvaticae
Carex sect. Thuringiaca
sectionThuringiaca
Carex sect. Racemosae
sectionRacemosae
Carex sect. Mitratae
sectionMitratae
Carex sect. Squarrosae
sectionSquarrosae
Carex sect. Spirostachyae
sectionSpirostachyae
Carex sect. Limosae
sectionLimosae
Carex sect. Hallerianae
sectionHallerianae
Carex sect. Albae
sectionAlbae
Carex sect. Bicolores
sectionBicolores
Carex sect. Aulocystis
sectionAulocystis
Carex sect. Rostrales
sectionRostrales
Carex sect. Glaucescentes
sectionGlaucescentes
Carex sect. Anomalae
sectionAnomalae
Carex sect. Scitae
sectionScitae
Carex sect. Indicae
sectionIndicae
Carex sect. Setigerae
sectionSetigerae
Carex sect. Hirtifoliae
sectionHirtifoliae
Carex sect. Scirpinae
sectionScirpinae
Carex sect. Chlorostachyae
sectionChlorostachyae
Carex sect. Lamprochlaenae
sectionLamprochlaenae
Carex Sect. Shortianae
sectionShortianae
Carex Sect. Depauperate
sectionDepauperate
Carex sect. Rhomboidales
sectionRhomboidales
Carex sect. Graciles
sectionGraciles
Carex sect. Stylosae
sectionStylosae
Carex sect. Molliculae
sectionMolliculae
Carex sect. Pictae
sectionPictae
Carex sect. Fecundae
sectionFecundae
Carex sect. Praelongae
sectionPraelongae
Carex sect. Triquetrae
sectionTriquetrae
Carex sect. Confertiflorae
sectionConfertiflorae
Carex sect. Secalinae
sectionSecalinae
Carex sect. Collinsiae
sectionCollinsiae
Carex sect. Lageniformes
sectionLageniformes
Carex sect. Occlusae
sectionOcclusae
Carex durieui
speciesCarex durieui
Carex sect. Debiles
sectionDebiles
Carex sect. Decorae
sectionDecorae
Carex sect. Laxiflorae
sectionLaxiflorae
Carex sect. Cryptostachyae
sectionCryptostachyae
Carex sect. Pellucidae
sectionPellucidae
Carex sect. Longicaules
sectionLongicaules
Carex Sect. Ischnostachyae
sectionIschnostachyae
Carex lupulina × retrorsa
hybridCarex lupulina × retrorsa
Carex multispicata
speciesCarex multispicata
Carex sect. Radicales
sectionRadicales
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
In the stacks
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Every page naming Carex in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1120852.