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Carex atherodes Spreng.
* Awned sedge S4S5 CP HV
The only record for C. vesicaria L. in RBG sanctuaries (and in the City
of Hamilton) was based on a misidentified specimen of C. atherodes.
Carex aurea Nutt.
Golden-fruited sedge S5 CP BT R
Carex bebbii (L.H. Bailey) Olney ex Fern.
Bebb’s sedge S5 CP HV
Carex blanda Dewey
Woodland sedge S5 CP RC
Carex cephaloidea (Dewey) Dewey
Thin-leaved sedge S5 CP HV
Carex cephalophora Muhlenb. ex Willd.
Oval-headed sedge S5 CP HV RC
[Includes plants previously misidentified as C. mesochorea Mack. and
C.aggregata Mack.]
Carex communis L.H. Bailey
Fibrous rooted sedge S5 CP
Carex comosa Boott
Bristly sedge S5 CP HV
Carex crinita Lam.
Fringed sedge S5 CP
Carex cristatella Britton
Crested sedge S5 CP HV RC
Carex deweyana Schwein.
Dewey’s sedge S5 CP HV
Carex diandra Schrank
* Lesser panicled sedge S5 CP
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Carex digitalis Willd.
Slender wood sedge S4S5 CP HV BT
Carex gracillima Schwein.
Graceful sedge S5 CP HV
Carex granularis Muhlenb. ex Willd.
Meadow sedge S5 CP BT
Carex grisea Wahl.
Narrow-leaved sedge S4 CP HV
[Including all specimens previously referred to C. amphibola Steud.]
Carex hitchcockiana Dewey
N Hitchcock’s sedge S5 RC
First discovered in 1999.
Carex hystericina Muhlenb. ex Willd.
Porcupine sedge S5 CP HV
Carex interior L.H. Bailey
Inland sedge S5 CP
Carex jamesii Schwein.
N James’ sedge S3 CP RC
Carex lacustris Willd.
Lake-bank sedge S5 CP HV
Carex laxiculmis Schwein.
Spreading sedge S4 CP
Carex laxiflora Lam.
Loose-flowered sedge S5 CP
Carex leptalea Wahlenb. ssp. leptalea
N Bristle-stalked sedge S5 CP
Discovered in 1999, known from a single location on the south shore.
Carex lupulina Muhlenb. ex Willd.
Hop sedge S5 CP
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