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§1 Plant
Carex pellita Muhl. ex Willd.
vernacular woolly 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
- SPM St. Pierre & Miquelon Native
§2b
County-level range
· 901 counties across 37 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 901 counties across 37 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
California view state ↗ 29 N ▾
- Alpine 06003
- Butte 06007
- Contra Costa 06013
- El Dorado 06017
- Fresno 06019
- Inyo 06027
- Kern 06029
- Lake 06033
- Lassen 06035
- Los Angeles 06037
- Marin 06041
- Mariposa 06043
- Modoc 06049
- Mono 06051
- Monterey 06053
- Nevada 06057
- Placer 06061
- Plumas 06063
- San Bernardino 06071
- San Diego 06073
- San Luis Obispo 06079
- Santa Barbara 06083
- Santa Cruz 06087
- Shasta 06089
- Siskiyou 06093
- Sonoma 06097
- Trinity 06105
- Tulare 06107
- Tuolumne 06109
Colorado view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Alamosa 08003
- Baca 08009
- Boulder 08013
- Chaffee 08015
- Cheyenne 08017
- Conejos 08021
- Costilla 08023
- Custer 08027
- Douglas 08035
- Eagle 08037
- El Paso 08041
- Gilpin 08047
- Grand 08049
- Gunnison 08051
- Huerfano 08055
- Jackson 08057
- Jefferson 08059
- Larimer 08069
- Mesa 08077
- Mineral 08079
- Moffat 08081
- Montrose 08085
- Park 08093
- Pitkin 08097
- Rio Blanco 08103
- Rio Grande 08105
- Routt 08107
- Saguache 08109
- San Juan 08111
- San Miguel 08113
- Teller 08119
- Weld 08123
- Yuma 08125
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Ada 16001
- Adams 16003
- Bannock 16005
- Bear Lake 16007
- Blaine 16013
- Boise 16015
- Bonner 16017
- Bonneville 16019
- Boundary 16021
- Butte 16023
- Canyon 16027
- Caribou 16029
- Cassia 16031
- Clark 16033
- Clearwater 16035
- Custer 16037
- Elmore 16039
- Fremont 16043
- Gooding 16047
- Kootenai 16055
- Latah 16057
- Lemhi 16059
- Lincoln 16063
- Madison 16065
- Minidoka 16067
- Nez Perce 16069
- Owyhee 16073
- Power 16077
- Teton 16081
- Twin Falls 16083
- Valley 16085
- Washington 16087
Illinois view state ↗ 59 N ▾
- Boone 17007
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Montgomery 17135
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pulaski 17153
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Blackford 18009
- Delaware 18035
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Madison 18095
- Miami 18103
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Randolph 18135
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Wabash 18169
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Brown 20013
- Chase 20017
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Decatur 20039
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Kingman 20095
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Montgomery 20125
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
Kentucky view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Delta 26041
- Eaton 26045
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lake 26085
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Osceola 26133
- Otsego 26137
- 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 ↗ 79 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Sibley 27143
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- DeKalb 29063
- Gentry 29075
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Maries 29125
- Mercer 29129
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Nodaway 29147
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Sullivan 29211
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Worth 29227
Montana view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Beaverhead 30001
- Blaine 30005
- Cascade 30013
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Fallon 30025
- Flathead 30029
- Gallatin 30031
- Glacier 30035
- Golden Valley 30037
- Lake 30047
- Meagher 30059
- Park 30067
- Phillips 30071
- Powder River 30075
- Prairie 30079
- Ravalli 30081
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sheridan 30091
- Stillwater 30095
- Teton 30099
- Valley 30105
- Wheatland 30107
- Wibaux 30109
Nebraska view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Antelope 31003
- Banner 31007
- Blaine 31009
- Boyd 31015
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Burt 31021
- Cass 31025
- Cedar 31027
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Franklin 31061
- Frontier 31063
- Garden 31069
- Grant 31075
- Hayes 31085
- Holt 31089
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Logan 31113
- Loup 31115
- Morrill 31123
- Otoe 31131
- Pawnee 31133
- Phelps 31137
- Platte 31141
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Rock 31149
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Stanton 31167
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
- Wheeler 31183
Nevada view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cayuga 36011
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Oneida 36065
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Richmond 36085
- Saratoga 36091
- Schenectady 36093
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Dakota view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Griggs 38039
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- McHenry 38049
- McIntosh 38051
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Auglaize 39011
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Crawford 39033
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Lake 39085
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Marion 39101
- Morrow 39117
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Baker 41001
- Benton 41003
- Clackamas 41005
- Crook 41013
- Deschutes 41017
- Douglas 41019
- Gilliam 41021
- Grant 41023
- Harney 41025
- Jackson 41029
- Jefferson 41031
- Klamath 41035
- Lake 41037
- Lane 41039
- Linn 41043
- Malheur 41045
- Marion 41047
- Morrow 41049
- Umatilla 41059
- Union 41061
- Wallowa 41063
- Wasco 41065
- Washington 41067
- Wheeler 41069
- Yamhill 41071
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Philadelphia 42101
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wyoming 42131
South Dakota view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Brookings 46011
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Davison 46035
- Day 46037
- Deuel 46039
- Dewey 46041
- Edmunds 46045
- Fall River 46047
- Gregory 46053
- Hamlin 46057
- Hanson 46061
- Harding 46063
- Hutchinson 46067
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Marshall 46091
- Meade 46093
- Pennington 46103
- Roberts 46109
- Spink 46115
- Todd 46121
- Union 46127
- Yankton 46135
Tennessee view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Beaver 49001
- Box Elder 49003
- Cache 49005
- Carbon 49007
- Daggett 49009
- Davis 49011
- Duchesne 49013
- Emery 49015
- Garfield 49017
- Grand 49019
- Iron 49021
- Juab 49023
- Kane 49025
- Piute 49031
- Rich 49033
- Salt Lake 49035
- San Juan 49037
- Sanpete 49039
- Sevier 49041
- Summit 49043
- Uintah 49047
- Utah 49049
- Wasatch 49051
- Washington 49053
- Wayne 49055
- Weber 49057
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Adams 53001
- Benton 53005
- Chelan 53007
- Clark 53011
- Douglas 53017
- Franklin 53021
- Grant 53025
- Grays Harbor 53027
- King 53033
- Kittitas 53037
- Klickitat 53039
- Lewis 53041
- Lincoln 53043
- Okanogan 53047
- Pend Oreille 53051
- Pierce 53053
- Skamania 53059
- Spokane 53063
- Stevens 53065
- Walla Walla 53071
- Whitman 53075
- Yakima 53077
West Virginia view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Chippewa 55017
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
Wyoming view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Albany 56001
- Big Horn 56003
- Campbell 56005
- Carbon 56007
- Converse 56009
- Crook 56011
- Fremont 56013
- Goshen 56015
- Johnson 56019
- Laramie 56021
- Lincoln 56023
- Natrona 56025
- Niobrara 56027
- Park 56029
- Platte 56031
- Sheridan 56033
- Sublette 56035
- Sweetwater 56037
- Teton 56039
- Uinta 56041
- Washakie 56043
- Weston 56045
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CAPE42 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2725592 ↗Record version
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