§1 Plant
Carex grisea Wahlenb.
vernacular inflated narrow-leaf 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
· 674 counties across 28 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 674 counties across 28 states/territories.
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 86 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Benton 18007
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- DeKalb 18033
- Delaware 18035
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Jackson 18071
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Johnson 18081
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Republic 20157
- Riley 20161
- Saline 20169
- Shawnee 20177
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Bracken 21023
- Breathitt 21025
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Crittenden 21055
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- Mason 21161
- McCracken 21145
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Whitley 21235
- Woodford 21239
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Eaton 26045
- Genesee 26049
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Macomb 26099
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Chisago 27025
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Isanti 27059
- Jackson 27063
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Le Sueur 27079
- Martin 27091
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Olmsted 27109
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Sibley 27143
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 89 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Monroe 29137
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Pemiscot 29155
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Putnam 29171
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Wayne 29223
- Worth 29227
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chemung 36015
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Fulton 36035
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Saratoga 36091
- Schoharie 36095
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Hardin 39065
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Mercer 39107
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Sandusky 39143
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Van Wert 39161
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Columbia 42037
- Cumberland 42041
- Erie 42049
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Snyder 42109
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Dakota view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dunn 55033
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Manitowoc 55071
- Milwaukee 55079
- Outagamie 55087
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CAGR24 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2725995 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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