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Carex glaucescens

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Southern Waxy Sedge

G4Apparently Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154853

Element CodePMCYP03590

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Other Common Names

Blue Sedge (EN) southern waxy sedge (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-09-19

Change Date1988-09-19

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Stream or pond margins, seepage bogs, swamps, wet meadows, ditches, usually in sandy soils and seasonally wet areas; 0-800 m (FNA 2002b).

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceous

Palustrine Habitats

HERBACEOUS WETLANDBog/fenRiparian

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	S1	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S5	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
Maryland	S1	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Florida	S4	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	S1	Yes
Mississippi	S5	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Savannah	Apalachicola National Forest	1,927

North Carolina (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Catfish Lake North	Croatan National Forest	11,299
Pond Pine B	Croatan National Forest	2,961
Sheep Ridge Addition	Croatan National Forest	5,808

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 23. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 608 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).