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Carex floridana

Schwein.

Florida Sedge

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128114

Element CodePMCYP034U0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyCyperaceae

GenusCarex

Synonyms

Carex nigromarginata var. floridana(Schwein.) Kükenth.

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Carex floridana is treated as a species, distinct from C. nigromarginata where some treatments have recognized it as a variety, by Weakley et al. (2025), Crins and Rettig in FNA (2002, vol. 23), and Kartesz (1994, 1999).

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-05-31

Change Date1993-05-31

Edition Date1993-09-24

Edition AuthorsStoner, N.; Rev. C. Annable

Rank Reasons

Limited distribution but abundance is unknown. Grank provided by NC during data exchange Apr/94.

Range Extent Comments

FL (Gadsden Co. to Jefferson Co.) to GA and TX.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry woods, Buffs, hammocks, and levees. Secondary woods on Piedmont and Coastal Plains..

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Virginia	S3	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S1	Yes
Florida	S3	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	S3	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Texas	S1	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S3	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alexander Springs Creek	Ocala National Forest	2,954

References (8)

Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to vascular plants of the Florida panhandle. Florida State Univ. Press, Tallahassee, Florida. 605 pp.
Dodds, J.S. 2025. <i>Carex floridana</i> Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites, Forests & Natural Lands, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 16 pp. [https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/carex-floridana-florida-sedge.pdf]
Duncan, W.H., and J.T. Kartesz. 1981. Vascular Flora of Georgia: An annotated checklist. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 143 pp.
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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Two volumes. Hafner Publishing Company, New York.
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).