Sedges / Rushes
| Order | Family | Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyperales | Cyperaceae | Bulbostylis capillaris | Densetuft Hairsedge |
| Carex abscondita | Thicket Sedge | ||
| Carex albicans | Whitetinge Sedge | ||
| Carex albolutescens | Greenwhite Sedge | ||
| Carex amphibola | Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge | ||
| Carex atlantica | Prickly Bog Sedge | ||
| Carex austrocaroliniana | Tarheel Sedge | ||
| Carex blanda | Eastern Woodland Sedge | ||
| Carex bushii | Bush's Sedge | ||
| Carex caroliniana | Carolina Sedge | ||
| Carex cephalophora | Oval-leaf Sedge | ||
| Carex cherokeensis | Cherokee Sedge | ||
| Carex complanata | Hirsute Sedge | ||
| Carex crebriflora | Coastal Plain Sedge | ||
| Carex crinita | Fringed Sedge | ||
| Carex debilis | White Edge Sedge | ||
| Carex digitalis | Slender Woodland Sedge | ||
| Carex flaccosperma | Thinfruit Sedge | ||
| Carex folliculata | Northern Long Sedge | ||
| Carex frankii | Frank's Sedge | ||
| Carex hystericina | Bottlebrush Sedge | ||
| Carex intumescens | Greater Bladder Sedge | ||
| Carex laevivaginata | Smoothsheath Sedge | ||
| Carex laxiculmis | Spreading Sedge | ||
| Carex laxiflora | Broad Looseflower Sedge | ||
| Carex leavenworthii | Leavenworth's Sedge | ||
| Carex leptalea | Bristlystalked Sedge | ||
| Carex louisianica | Louisiana Sedge | ||
| Carex lupulina | Hop Sedge | ||
| Carex lurida | Shallow Sedge | ||
| Carex mesochorea | Midland Sedge | ||
| Carex nigromarginata | Black Edge Sedge | ||
| Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Sedge | ||
| Carex plantaginea | Plantainleaf Sedge | ||
| Carex radfordii | Radford's Sedge | ||
| Carex radiata | Eastern Star Sedge | ||
| Carex retroflexa | Reflexed Sedge | ||
| Carex scoparia | Broom Sedge | ||
| Carex sparganioides | Bur-reed Sedge | ||
| Carex squarrosa | Squarrose Sedge | ||
| Carex stipata | Awlfruit Sedge | ||
| Carex stricta | Upright Sedge | ||
| Carex styloflexa | Bent Sedge | ||
| Carex tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | ||
| Carex umbellata | Parasol Sedge | ||
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | ||
| Carex willdenowii | Willdenow's Sedge | ||
| Cyperus bipartitus | Slender Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus compressus | Poorland Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus croceus | Baldwin's Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus echinatus | Globe Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus erythrorhizos | Redroot Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus flavescens | Yellow Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus flavicomus | Whiteedge Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus iria | Ricefield Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus polystachyos | Manyspike Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus pseudovegetus | Marsh Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus retrofractus | Rough Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus retrorsus | Pine Barren Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus rotundus | Nutgrass | ||
| Cyperus squarrosus | Bearded Flatsedge | ||
| Cyperus strigosus | Strawcolored Flatsedge | ||
| Eleocharis acicularis | Needle Spikerush | ||
| Eleocharis baldwinii | Baldwin's Spikerush | ||
| Eleocharis dulcis | Chinese Water Chestnut | ||
| Eleocharis microcarpa | Smallfruit Spikerush | ||
| Eleocharis obtusa | Blunt Spikerush | ||
| Eleocharis tuberculosa | Cone-cup Spikerush | ||
| Fimbristylis annua | Annual Fimbry | ||
| Fimbristylis autumnalis | Slender Fimbry | ||
| Fimbristylis miliacea | Grass-like Fimbry | ||
| Fuirena squarrosa | Hairy Umbrella-sedge | ||
| Isolepis carinata | Keeled Bulrush | ||
| Kyllinga pumila | Low Spikesedge | ||
| Rhynchospora caduca | Anglestem Beaksedge | ||
| Rhynchospora elliottii | Elliott's Beaksedge | ||
| Rhynchospora globularis | Globe Beaksedge | ||
| Rhynchospora harveyi | Harvey's Beaksedge | ||
| Rhynchospora mixta | Mingled Beaksedge | ||
| Rhynchospora recognita | Globe Beaksedge | ||
| Schoenoplectus purshianus | Weakstalk Bulrush | ||
| Scirpus cyperinus | Woolgrass | ||
| Scirpus expansus | Woodland Bulrush | ||
| Scirpus georgianus | Georgia Bulrush | ||
| Scirpus polyphyllus | Leafy Bulrush | ||
| Scleria ciliata | Fringed Nutrush | ||
| Scleria oligantha | Littlehead Nutrush | ||
| Scleria pauciflora | Fewflower Nutrush | ||
| Scleria triglomerata | Whip Nutrush | ||
| Juncales | Juncaceae | Juncus acuminatus | Tapertip Rush |
| Juncus biflorus | Bog Rush | ||
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | ||
| Juncus coriaceus | Leathery Rush | ||
| Juncus debilis | Weak Rush | ||
| Juncus dichotomus | Forked Rush | ||
| Juncus diffusissimus | Slimpod Rush | ||
| Juncus effusus | Common Rush | ||
| Juncus georgianus | Georgia Rush | ||
| Juncus marginatus | Grassleaf Rush | ||
| Juncus scirpoides | Needlepod Rush | ||
| Juncus secundus | Lopsided Rush | ||
| Juncus tenuis | Poverty Rush | ||
| Juncus validus | Roundhead Rush | ||
| Luzula bulbosa | Bulbous Woodrush | ||
| Luzula echinata | Hedgehog Woodrush | ||
| Luzula multiflora | Common Woodrush |
Sources of information:
Sweeney, P. W. and D. E. Giannasi. 2000. The Vascular Plant Distribution Atlas of Georgia: Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Monocots. (www.plantbio.uga.edu/herbarium/GeorgiaAtlas/; posted June 2007)
USDA Plants Database.