Section Paludosae
Shoreline Sedge (Carex hyalinolepis)
Habitat:
Characteristics:
Global Rank/Virginia State Rank: N/A
Lake-shore Sedge (Carex lacustris)
Habitat: In Fairfax County, this species has been documented in tidal freshwater wetlands in the Coastal Plain and in an open marsh in the Triassic Basin.
Characteristics: Strongly clonal, forming large, dense stands; often glaucous; ligules more than 2 times as long as wide
Global Rank/Virginia State Rank: G5/S1
Woolly Sedge (Carex pellita)
Habitat: Locally, associated with upland depression swamps in the Coastal Plain and Triassic Basin.
Characteristics: Strongly clonal, often forming dense patches; Strongly pubescent perigynia on spikes that are typically narrower and longer than those of C. vestita.
Global Rank/Virginia State Rank: G5/S3
Velvet Sedge (Carex vestita)
Habitat: In Fairfax County, this taxon appears to be restricted to depression swamps in the Coastal Plain.
Characteristics: Clonal, forming somewhat loose stands of culms; bases are strongly red/purple; perigynia strongly pubescent; pistillate scales with a green midrib and brown/red/purple sides
Global Rank/Virginia State Rank: G4/S2