Index / Search / Carex albursina
§1 Plant
Carex albursina Sheldon
vernacular white bear sedge — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Carex
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 505 counties across 24 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 505 counties across 24 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 9 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Champaign 17019
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Lagrange 18087
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Wabash 18169
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Boone 21015
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Grant 21081
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Leslie 21131
- Lewis 21135
- Magoffin 21153
- Mason 21161
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Scott 21209
- Shelby 21211
- Todd 21219
- Trimble 21223
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Woodford 21239
Maryland view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Antrim 26009
- Barry 26015
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Cass 26027
- Cheboygan 26031
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Leelanau 26089
- Mackinac 26097
- Manistee 26101
- Mecosta 26107
- Midland 26111
- Missaukee 26113
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Osceola 26133
- Ottawa 26139
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Osage 29151
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Ralls 29173
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wright 29229
New Jersey view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Jefferson 36045
- Lewis 36049
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Rockland 36087
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Clark 39023
- Clinton 39027
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morrow 39117
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Preble 39135
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Seneca 39147
- Summit 39153
- Warren 39165
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Clinton 42035
- Fayette 42051
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Jefferson 42065
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Lycoming 42081
- Northampton 42095
- Potter 42105
- Sullivan 42113
- Tioga 42117
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Tennessee view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Blount 47009
- Cannon 47015
- Carter 47019
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hancock 47067
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Jackson 47087
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Putnam 47141
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Trousdale 47169
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alleghany 51005
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Floyd 51063
- Giles 51071
- Halifax 51083
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Montgomery 51121
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Brown 55009
- Burnett 55013
- Calumet 55015
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Manitowoc 55071
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pierce 55093
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Shawano 55115
- St. Croix 55109
- Vernon 55123
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CAAL11 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2724040 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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