Index / Search / Carex scoparia var. scoparia
§1 Plant
Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd. var. scoparia
vernacular broom sedge — variety · 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
· 835 counties across 41 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 835 counties across 41 states/territories.
Arizona view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 3 N ▾
California view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Boone 17007
- Bureau 17011
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Christian 17021
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clinton 18023
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Fulton 18049
- Hamilton 18057
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Martin 18101
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Wabash 18169
Iowa view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Bell 21013
- Bracken 21023
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Graves 21083
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Jefferson 21111
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lyon 21143
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- Montgomery 21173
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Trigg 21221
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 20 N ▾
- Allegany 24001
- Anne Arundel 24003
- Baltimore 24005
- Baltimore (city) 24510
- Calvert 24009
- Carroll 24013
- Cecil 24015
- Charles 24017
- Frederick 24021
- Garrett 24023
- Harford 24025
- Howard 24027
- Kent 24029
- Montgomery 24031
- Prince George's 24033
- Queen Anne's 24035
- St. Mary's 24037
- Talbot 24041
- Washington 24043
- Worcester 24047
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Dickinson 26043
- Eaton 26045
- Emmet 26047
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Iron 26071
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Midland 26111
- Missaukee 26113
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ontonagon 26131
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Sanilac 26151
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Benton 27009
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Hennepin 27053
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Kanabec 27065
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Mower 27099
- Nicollet 27103
- Pine 27115
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Todd 27153
- Washington 27163
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Dunklin 29069
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Pemiscot 29155
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Montana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Lewis 36049
- Livingston 36051
- Madison 36053
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Orleans 36073
- Oswego 36075
- Otsego 36077
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Saratoga 36091
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Beaufort 37013
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Davidson 37057
- Durham 37063
- Graham 37075
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mitchell 37121
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Swain 37173
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Yancey 37199
North Dakota view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Allen 39003
- Ashtabula 39007
- Belmont 39013
- Carroll 39019
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Geauga 39055
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Mahoning 39099
- Medina 39103
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
Oregon view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bradford 42015
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Cumberland 47035
- Fentress 47049
- Giles 47055
- Greene 47059
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Haywood 47075
- Jefferson 47089
- Johnson 47091
- Madison 47113
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Polk 47139
- Scott 47151
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
Utah view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 69 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- King George 51099
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
Washington view state ↗ 3 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jackson 54035
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Lewis 54041
- Marshall 54051
- Mercer 54055
- Mineral 54057
- Monongalia 54061
- Nicholas 54067
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Tucker 54093
- Tyler 54095
- Upshur 54097
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
Wisconsin view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Florence 55037
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Outagamie 55087
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Price 55099
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- 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/CASCS ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2726539 ↗Record version
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