Pointed Broom Sedge (Carex scoparia)

Global Rank: G5 - Secure
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Cyperaceae
State: AB, AL, AR, AZ, BC, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, LB, MA, MB, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NH, NJ, NM, NS, NY, OH, OK, ON, PA, PE, QC, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Nature Serve ID: 155252
Lifeform: Graminoid
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Carex scoparia, or Pointed Broom Sedge, is a grass-like plant found in many types of moist to wet habitats, including those created or regularly disturbed by humans. The plant ranges from about 8-40 inches tall and the flowering stalks (inflorescences) range from about 6-24 inches long. There are two distinct varieties, C. scoparia var. scoparia and C. scoparia var. tessellata. Variety scoparia is common throughout the United States and Canada, but variety tessellata is only known from Maine and New Brunswick. The two varieties can be distinguished because, where they co-occur, variety tessellata has narrower leaves and thinner stems than variety scoparia. Unfortunately, little is known about the rarer form, C. scoparia var. tessellata.

Where is Pointed Broom Sedge (Carex scoparia) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Pointed Broom Sedge can be found in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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Assigned 06/09/17

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Pointed Broom Sedge (Carex scoparia) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Carex scoparia
Authority	Schkuhr ex Willd.
Family	Cyperaceae
CPC Number	44903
ITIS	39432
USDA	CASC11
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Pointed Broom Sedge \| broom sedge
Associated Scientific Names	Carex scoparia \| Carex lagopodioides var. scoparia \| Carex leporina \| Carex ovalis \| Carex scoparia var. aggregata \| Carex scoparia var. condensa \| Carex scoparia f. elatior \| Carex scoparia var. moniliformis \| Carex scoparia f. peracuta \| Carex scoparia var. scoparia \| Carex scoparia f. scoparia \| Carex scoparia f. subturbinata \| Carex scoparia var. subturbinata \| Carex scoparia f. tenerrima \| Carex scoparia var. vera \| Carex tribuloides var. moniliformis \| Loncoperis scoparia \| Vignea scoparia \| Carex scoparia f. moniliformis
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Alabama
Alberta
Arizona
Arkansas
British Columbia
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Labrador
Louisiana
Maine
Manitoba
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Brunswick
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Newfoundland
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nova Scotia
Ohio
Oklahoma
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ecological Relationships

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