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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

Which CPC Partners conserve Pointed Broom Sedge (Carex scoparia)?

  • Native Plant Trust

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 06/09/17
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    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
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