Carex careyana, commonly known as Carey's sedge,[3] is a species of sedge found in the eastern United States and Ontario, Canada.[4][5]

Its natural habitat is nutrient-rich moist forests, often on rocky calcareous slopes, and around outcrops such as caves or sinkholes.[6][7] It is a conservative species, only being found in intact natural communities.[8]

It can be distinguished from other Carex in section Careyanae by its combination of purple leaf bases, broad basal leaves, long leaf-like bracts on the culm, and relatively large perigynia.[8][7] It produces flowers and fruits in spring.[6]

  • Detail of flowers and fruit
    Detail of flowers and fruit

References

  1. ^ "Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex careyana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Carex careyana". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, et al. (2010). "Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey". Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b Bryson, Charles T.; Robert F. C. Naczi (2002). "Carex careyana". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  7. ^ a b Weakley, Alan (2020). "Flora of the Southeastern United States".
  8. ^ a b [https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/carey_sedge.html Carey's Sedge (Carex careyana)|IllinoisWildflowers