Sedges / Rushes

OrderFamilyScientific NameCommon Name
CyperalesCyperaceaeBulbostylis capillarisDensetuft Hairsedge
Carex absconditaThicket Sedge
Carex albicansWhitetinge Sedge
Carex albolutescensGreenwhite Sedge
Carex amphibolaEastern Narrowleaf Sedge
Carex atlanticaPrickly Bog Sedge
Carex austrocarolinianaTarheel Sedge
Carex blandaEastern Woodland Sedge
Carex bushiiBush's Sedge
Carex carolinianaCarolina Sedge
Carex cephalophoraOval-leaf Sedge
Carex cherokeensisCherokee Sedge
Carex complanataHirsute Sedge
Carex crebrifloraCoastal Plain Sedge
Carex crinitaFringed Sedge
Carex debilisWhite Edge Sedge
Carex digitalisSlender Woodland Sedge
Carex flaccospermaThinfruit Sedge
Carex folliculataNorthern Long Sedge
Carex frankiiFrank's Sedge
Carex hystericinaBottlebrush Sedge
Carex intumescensGreater Bladder Sedge
Carex laevivaginataSmoothsheath Sedge
Carex laxiculmisSpreading Sedge
Carex laxifloraBroad Looseflower Sedge
Carex leavenworthiiLeavenworth's Sedge
Carex leptaleaBristlystalked Sedge
Carex louisianicaLouisiana Sedge
Carex lupulinaHop Sedge
Carex luridaShallow Sedge
Carex mesochoreaMidland Sedge
Carex nigromarginataBlack Edge Sedge
Carex pensylvanicaPennsylvania Sedge
Carex plantagineaPlantainleaf Sedge
Carex radfordiiRadford's Sedge
Carex radiataEastern Star Sedge
Carex retroflexaReflexed Sedge
Carex scopariaBroom Sedge
Carex sparganioidesBur-reed Sedge
Carex squarrosaSquarrose Sedge
Carex stipataAwlfruit Sedge
Carex strictaUpright Sedge
Carex styloflexaBent Sedge
Carex tribuloidesBlunt Broom Sedge
Carex umbellataParasol Sedge
Carex vulpinoideaFox Sedge
Carex willdenowiiWilldenow's Sedge
Cyperus bipartitusSlender Flatsedge
Cyperus compressusPoorland Flatsedge
Cyperus croceusBaldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus echinatusGlobe Flatsedge
Cyperus erythrorhizosRedroot Flatsedge
Cyperus flavescensYellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavicomusWhiteedge Flatsedge
Cyperus iriaRicefield Flatsedge
Cyperus polystachyosManyspike Flatsedge
Cyperus pseudovegetusMarsh Flatsedge
Cyperus retrofractusRough Flatsedge
Cyperus retrorsusPine Barren Flatsedge
Cyperus rotundusNutgrass
Cyperus squarrosusBearded Flatsedge
Cyperus strigosusStrawcolored Flatsedge
Eleocharis acicularisNeedle Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwiniiBaldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis dulcisChinese Water Chestnut
Eleocharis microcarpaSmallfruit Spikerush
Eleocharis obtusaBlunt Spikerush
Eleocharis tuberculosaCone-cup Spikerush
Fimbristylis annuaAnnual Fimbry
Fimbristylis autumnalisSlender Fimbry
Fimbristylis miliaceaGrass-like Fimbry
Fuirena squarrosaHairy Umbrella-sedge
Isolepis carinataKeeled Bulrush
Kyllinga pumilaLow Spikesedge
Rhynchospora caducaAnglestem Beaksedge
Rhynchospora elliottiiElliott's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora globularisGlobe Beaksedge
Rhynchospora harveyiHarvey's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora mixtaMingled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora recognitaGlobe Beaksedge
Schoenoplectus purshianusWeakstalk Bulrush
Scirpus cyperinusWoolgrass
Scirpus expansusWoodland Bulrush
Scirpus georgianusGeorgia Bulrush
Scirpus polyphyllusLeafy Bulrush
Scleria ciliataFringed Nutrush
Scleria oliganthaLittlehead Nutrush
Scleria paucifloraFewflower Nutrush
Scleria triglomerataWhip Nutrush
JuncalesJuncaceaeJuncus acuminatusTapertip Rush
Juncus biflorusBog Rush
Juncus bufoniusToad Rush
Juncus coriaceusLeathery Rush
Juncus debilisWeak Rush
Juncus dichotomusForked Rush
Juncus diffusissimusSlimpod Rush
Juncus effususCommon Rush
Juncus georgianusGeorgia Rush
Juncus marginatusGrassleaf Rush
Juncus scirpoidesNeedlepod Rush
Juncus secundusLopsided Rush
Juncus tenuisPoverty Rush
Juncus validusRoundhead Rush
Luzula bulbosaBulbous Woodrush
Luzula echinataHedgehog Woodrush
Luzula multifloraCommon 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.