Index / Search / Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea
§1 Plant
Carex atlantica L.H. Bailey ssp. capillacea (L.H. Bailey) Reznicek
vernacular prickly bog sedge — subspecies · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Carex
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
County-level range
· 240 counties across 24 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 240 counties across 24 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Bay 12005
- Calhoun 12013
- Clay 12019
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gulf 12045
- Hardee 12049
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Leon 12073
- Liberty 12077
- Marion 12083
- Nassau 12089
- Orange 12095
- Pasco 12101
- Polk 12105
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Seminole 12117
- Union 12125
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 8 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Anson 37007
- Bertie 37015
- Brunswick 37019
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Haywood 37087
- Hertford 37091
- Johnston 37101
- Lenoir 37107
- Macon 37113
- Martin 37117
- New Hanover 37129
- Onslow 37133
- Richmond 37153
- Sampson 37163
- Tyrrell 37177
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wilkes 37193
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Augusta 51015
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Greensville 51081
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- Lancaster 51103
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Prince George 51149
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CAATC ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2726860 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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