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§1 Plant
Carex pensylvanica Lam.
vernacular Pennsylvania sedge — species · 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
§2b
County-level range
· 661 counties across 26 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 661 counties across 26 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Blackford 18009
- Boone 18011
- Carroll 18015
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Elkhart 18039
- Fountain 18045
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Pulaski 18131
- Randolph 18135
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
Iowa view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Bullitt 21029
- Campbell 21037
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Martin 21159
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Shelby 21211
- Washington 21229
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
Maryland view state ↗ 20 N ▾
- Allegany 24001
- Anne Arundel 24003
- Baltimore 24005
- Baltimore (city) 24510
- Caroline 24011
- Carroll 24013
- Cecil 24015
- Charles 24017
- Dorchester 24019
- Frederick 24021
- Garrett 24023
- Harford 24025
- 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 ↗ 63 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Crawford 26039
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gladwin 26051
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Hillsdale 26059
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Iosco 26069
- Isabella 26073
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Mecosta 26107
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oakland 26125
- Oceana 26127
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ontonagon 26131
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Saginaw 26145
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 73 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kanabec 27065
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Le Sueur 27079
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Sibley 27143
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Swift 27151
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Wadena 27159
- Washington 27163
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 20 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chautauqua 36013
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Fulton 36035
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Livingston 36051
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schoharie 36095
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Buncombe 37021
- Caldwell 37027
- Cherokee 37039
- Davie 37059
- Graham 37075
- Haywood 37087
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mitchell 37121
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Rockingham 37157
- Rutherford 37161
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Watauga 37189
- Yancey 37199
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Crawford 42039
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Haywood 47075
- Jackson 47087
- Jefferson 47089
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Macon 47111
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 69 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Dickenson 51051
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 20 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CAPE6 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2724855 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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