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Bolboschoenus maritimus   (salt-marsh bulrush)  
(= Scirpus maritimus in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Stout, herbaceous perennials from rhizomes bearing firm tubers, the stems 2-15 dm. tall, sharply triangular.
Distribution: Widespread in the Northern Hemisphere; more common along the sea coasts.
Habitat: Marshes, wet meadows, and margins of ponds, especially in alkaline or saline areas.

Carex albonigra   (black-and-white-scaled sedge)  
(= Carex albonigra in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Occurring in the Cascade and Olympic mountains of Washington; Alaska south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Alpine areas, high elevation talus and scree.

Carex amplifolia   (big-leaf sedge)  
(= Carex amplifolia in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and the Steens Mountains of Oregon
Habitat: Swamps, bogs and other wet places, lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains

Carex angustata   (wide-fruited sedge, many-fruit sedge)  
(= Carex eurycarpa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California, east to Idaho.
Habitat: Wet meadows in riparian zones from low to moderate elevations.

Carex anthoxanthea   (grassy-slope arctic sedge, yellow-flowered sedge)  
Distribution: Known from along the coast in Washington; Alaska south to Washington.
Habitat: Bogs and wet meadows from low to moderate elevations.

Carex aquatilis   (water sedge)  
(= Carex aquatilis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Circumboreal at high latitudes; east of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon
Habitat: Standing water or saturated soil, foothills to near timberline in the mountains

Carex arcta   (northern clustered sedge)  
(= Carex arcta in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex atherodes   (wheat sedge, awned sedge)  
(= Carex atherodes in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex athrostachya   (slender-beak sedge)  
(= Carex athrostachya in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex aurea   (golden sedge, pumpkin sedge)  
(= Carex aurea in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Across Canada, south to California and Pennsylvania
Habitat: Moist or wet places from the lowlands to near timberline in the mountains

Carex bebbii   (Bebb's sedge)  
(= Carex bebbii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex brevior   (short-beaked sedge)  
(= Carex brevior in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex breweri   (Brewer's sedge)  
(= Carex breweri in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: In the Olympic and Cascade Mountains of Washington; Washington south to California, east to Nevada.
Habitat: Open slopes, ridges, and rocky areas of the subalpine and alpine.

Carex brunnescens   (brownish sedge, brown sedge)  
(= Carex brunnescens in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Circumboreal at high latitudes, south through the Cascades to the Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon
Habitat: Wet places in the mountains

Carex buxbaumii   (Buxbaum's sedge, brown bog sedge)  
(= Carex buxbaumii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex canescens   (silvery sedge, grey sedge)  
(= Carex canescens in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex capillaris   (hairlike sedge, hair sedge)  
(= Carex capillaris in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex capitata   (capitate sedge)  
(= Carex capitata in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Occurring in northwestern and north-central Washington near the Canadian border; Alaska south to California and Nevada (but not in Oregon), east to the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. and east across Canada to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.
Habitat: Alpine slopes.

Carex chordorrhiza   (creeping sedge, cordroot sedge, rope-root sedge)  

Carex comosa   (longhair sedge, bristly sedge, bearded sedge)  
(= Carex comosa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Widespread in eastern United States, occasional in Washington, Idaho and Montana
Habitat: Marshes and wet meadows from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains

Carex concinnoides   (northwestern sedge)  
(= Carex concinnoides in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex cusickii   
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.
Habitat: Wetlands, lake and pond edges, and other wet areas.

Carex densa   (dense sedge)  
(= Carex densa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex deweyana   (Dewey sedge)  
(= Carex deweyana in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex diandra   (lesser panicled sedge, lesser tussock sedge)  
(= Carex diandra in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex disperma   (short-leaf sedge)  
(= Carex disperma in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex douglasii   (Douglas' sedge)  
(= Carex douglasii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to central North America.
Habitat: Dry to wet soils in sagebrush grasslands, riparian zones, and forest margins.

Carex echinata   (star sedge, prickly sedge, stellate sedge)  
(= Carex muricata in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Circumboreal, south to North Carolina and, in the mountains, to California
Habitat: Swamps, bogs and other wet places, lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains

Carex exsiccata   (western inflated sedge, oxbow sedge, big inflated sedge)  
(= Carex vesicaria var. major in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex feta   (green-sheath sedge)  
(= Carex feta in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: West of the Cascades, British Columbia to California
Habitat: Marshes and wet meadows from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains

Carex flava   (yellow sedge, yellow-green sedge)  
(= Carex flava in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex geyeri   (Geyer's sedge, elk sedge)  
(= Carex geyeri in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: East of the Cascades, British Columbia to California, east to Colorado
Habitat: Open woodlands and dry meadows, foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains

Carex gynocrates   (northern bog sedge, yellow bog sedge)  
(= Carex dioica var. gynocrates in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex hassei   (salt sedge)  

Carex hendersonii   (Henderson's sedge)  
(= Carex hendersonii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: West of the Cascades, British Columbia to California
Habitat: Boggy areas and wet woods, low to mid-elevations in the mountains

Carex heteroneura   
Distribution: Occurring along the Canadian border in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Sasketchewan and Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Moist to wet sites in the subalpine and alpine zones.

Carex hoodii   (Hood's sedge)  
(= Carex hoodii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex hystericina   (bottlebrush sedge, porcupine sedge)  
(= Carex hystricina in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex illota   (sheep sedge, small-head sedge)  
(= Carex illota in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex inops   (long-stolon sedge)  
(= Carex pensylvanica var. vespertina in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex interior   (inland sedge)  
(= Carex interior in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex interrupta   (green-fruited sedge)  
(= Carex interrupta in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Along the Columbia River from Douglas County through Klickitat County, south in Oregon west of the Cascades
Habitat: Rocky banks and streambeds, and other low, wet places

Carex jonesii   (Jones' sedge)  
(= Carex jonesii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex laeviculmis   (smooth-stemmed sedge)  
(= Carex laeviculmis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex lasiocarpa   (woollyfruit sedge)  
(= Carex lasiocarpa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex lenticularis   (lakeshore sedge, few-ribbed sedge)  
(= Carex lenticularis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Distribution: Across Canada, south to California (in the mountains) and Massachusetts
Habitat: Wet meadows and streambanks, sea level to near timberline

Carex leporinella   (Sierra hare sedge)  
(= Carex leporinella in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex leptalea   (bristlystalked sedge)  
(= Carex leptalea in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex limosa   (mud sedge)  
(= Carex limosa in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)

Carex luzulina   (woodrush sedge, spring sedge)  
(= Carex luzulina in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)


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