Family

Scientific Name

Common Name

Cyperaceae

Bulbostylis capillaris (Linnaeus) C. B. Clarke

Sand-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex albicans Willdenow ex Sprengel

Variable Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex amphibola Steudel

Gray Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex appalachica J.M. Webber & P. W. Ball

Appalachian Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex arctata W. Boott

Northern Wood-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex argyrantha Tuckerman

Silvery Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex atlantica L. H. Bailey atlantica

Atlantic Prickly Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex backii F. Boott

Back's Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex bicknellii Britton

Bickell's Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex brevior (Dewey) Mackenzie

Short Fescue-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex bromoides Schkuhr ex Willdenow

Brome-like Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex canescens Linnaeus

Silvery Bog-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow

Oval-headed Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex communis L. H. Bailey communis

Colonial Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex comosa F. Boott

Bristly Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex crawfordii Fernald

Crawford's Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex crinita Lamarck crinita

Awned Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex debilis Michaux rudgei L. H. Bailey

Southern Stalked Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex deweyana Schweinitz deweyana

Dewey's Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex digitalis Willdenow digitalis

Slender Wood-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex festucacea Schkuhr ex Willdenow

Fescue-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex foenea Willdenow

Hay-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex glaucodea Tuckerman

Glaucescent Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex gracillima Schweinitz

Graceful Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex gynandra Schweinitz

Northern Awned Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex hirsutella Mackenzie

Hirsute Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex intumescens Rudge

Bladder-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex laxiculmis Schweinitz laxiculmis

Spreading Woodland-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex laxiflora Lamarck

Loose-flowered Woodland-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex leptalea Wahlenberg

Delicate Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex lucorum Willdenow ex Link

Long-beaked Pennsylvania Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex lupuliformis Sartwell ex Dewey

False Hop-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex lupulina Willdenow

Hop-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex lurida Wahlenberg

Sallow Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex merritt-fernaldii Mackenzie

Fernald's Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex molesta Makenzie ex Bright

Cyperaceae

Carex muhlenbergii Schkuhr ex Willdenow muhlenbergii

Muhlenberg's Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex normalis Mackenzie

Big Straw Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex ormostachya Weigland

Nacklace Woodland Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex pallescens Linnaeus

Pale Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex pedunculata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow

Long-stalked Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex pellita Willdenow

Cyperaceae

Carex pensylvanica Lamarck

Pennsylvania Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex platyphylla J. Carey

Broad-leaved Woodland-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex prasina Wahlenberg

Twisted Drooping Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex radiata (Walenberg) Small

Star-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex retroflexa Muhlenberg ex Willdenow

Reflexed Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willdenow

Big Star-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex scabrata Schweinitz

Scabrous Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willdenow scoparia

Broom-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex sparganioides Muhlenberg ex Willdenow

Bur-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex stipata Muhlenberg ex Willdenow stipata

Awl-fruited Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex stricta Lamarck

Tussock-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex swanii (Fernald) Mackenzie

Swan's Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex tenera Dewey tenera

Slender Straw-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex tonsa E. P. Bicknell rugosperma (Mackenzie) Crins

Stiff-leaved Sand-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex tribuloides Wahlenberg tribuloides

Blunt Broom-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex trisperma Dewey

Three-seeded Bog-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex tuckermanii Dewey

Tuckerman's Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex umbellata Schkuhr ex Willdenow

Short-beaked Sand-sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex vesicaria Linnaeus

Inflated Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex vestita Willdenow

Velvet-fruited Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex virescens Muhlenberg ex Willdenow

Ribbed Sedge

Cyperaceae

Carex vulpinoidea Michaux

Fox-sedge

Cyperaceae

Cyperus bipartitus Torrey

Shining Flatsedge

Cyperaceae

Cyperus lupulinus (Sprengel) Marcks macilentus (Fernald) Marcks

Button Flatsedge

Cyperaceae

Cyperus strigosus Linnaeus

Straw-colored Flatsedge

Cyperaceae

Dulichium arundinaceum (Linnaeus) Britton

Threeway Sedge

Cyperaceae

Eleocharis acicularis (Linnaeus Roemer & Schultes

Needle Spike-rush

Cyperaceae

Eleocharis obtusa (Willdenow) Schultes

Ovate Spike-rush

Cyperaceae

Eleocharis palustris (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes

Small's Spike-rush

Cyperaceae

Fimbristylis autumnalis (Linnaeus) Roemer & Schultes

Autumn Fimbry

Cyperaceae

Rhynchospora capitellata (Michaux) Vahl

Brown Beak-rush

Cyperaceae

Schoenoplectus smithii (A. Gray ) Sojak setosus (Fernald) S. G. Smith

Smith's Bulrush

Cyperaceae

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C. C. Gmelin) Palla

Soft-stemmed Bulrush

Cyperaceae

Scirpus atrovirens Willdenow

Dark Green Bulrush

Cyperaceae

Scirpus cyperinus (Linnaeus) Kunth

Wool-grass

Cyperaceae

Scirpus expansus Fernald

Spreading bulrush

Cyperaceae

Scirpus hattorianus Makino

Meadow-bulrush

Cyperaceae

Scirpus microcarpus J. Presl & C. Presl in C. B. Presl

Red-stemmed Bulrush

Cyperaceae

Scirpus polyphyllus Vahl

Appalachian Bulrush

Cyperaceae

Trichophorum planifolium (Sprengel) Palla

Woodland Bulrush