Index / Search / Carex hystericina
§1 Plant
Carex hystericina Muhl. ex Willd.
vernacular bottlebrush 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
· 703 counties across 39 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 703 counties across 39 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 6 N ▾
California view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 10 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Macon 17115
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Morgan 17137
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Rock Island 17161
- Scott 17171
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Warren 17187
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Clinton 18023
- Crawford 18025
- Decatur 18031
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Johnson 18081
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Randolph 18135
- Shelby 18145
- Steuben 18151
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Wayne 18177
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 70 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Branch 26023
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Sanilac 26151
- Schoolcraft 26153
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Mahnomen 27087
- Martin 27091
- Morrison 27097
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Butler 29023
- Camden 29029
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Clark 29045
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Gasconade 29073
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Lawrence 29109
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Phelps 29161
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Shannon 29203
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Texas 29215
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
Montana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Blaine 31009
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Cedar 31027
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Garden 31069
- Greeley 31077
- Hayes 31085
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Keith 31101
- Kimball 31105
- Lancaster 31109
- Logan 31113
- Loup 31115
- Merrick 31121
- Nemaha 31127
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Richardson 31147
- Saunders 31155
- Sheridan 31161
- Sioux 31165
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Fulton 36035
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Auglaize 39011
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Madison 39097
- Medina 39103
- Pickaway 39129
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Wayne 39169
Oregon view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Butler 42019
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Tioga 42117
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
South Dakota view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 13 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CAHY4 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2725640 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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