Section Panicea
Mead's Sedge (Carex meadii)
Habitat: Observed locally in open woodlands and clearings on mafic soils that may be seasonally wet.
Characteristics: Stongly glaucous; Spreads by elongate rhizomes, forming loose open colonies rather than dense patches.
Global Rank/Virginia State Rank: G5/S3
Rigid Sedge (Carex tetanica)
Habitat: In Virginia, this species occurs primarily in calcium rich wetlands such as fens in the western counties and in shell-marl wetlands in the southern Coastal Plain. In Fairfax County, this species is currently known from a single depression swamp that may be influenced by calcium-rich marine clays.
Characteristics: Clonal species, the locally-observed population forming small, dense patches
Global Rank/Virginia State Rank: G5/S3
Wood's Sedge (Carex woodii)
Habitat: Locally, in mesic to mesic-dry woodlands
Characteristics: Clonal, forming patches with a light green/slightly glaucous cast; Pistillate spikes long and narrow, often with perigynia widely spaced; basal sheaths usually bladeless or with short blades under 3cm
Global Rank/Virginia State Rank: G4/S4