Sedges

Carex

Carex (Sedges) is a genus of grass in the family sedges. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are native to Pacific Basin excluding Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Alaska, The Contiguous United States, Western North America, Eastern North America, Saint-Pierre Et Miquelon, Hawaii, North America, Greenland, and Canada.

EOL has data for 15 attributes, including:

• cellularity: multicellular
• geographic distribution includes: Vermont
• habitat: pond
• native range includes: Greenland
• plant growth form: grass
• produces: oxygen
• trophic guild: photoautotroph
• type specimen repository: (UAM) - UAM Herbarium (ALA), Vascular Plant Collection (Arctos) {http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/herb/}