Section Vesicariae
Shortbeak Sedge (Carex baileyi)
Habitat:
Characteristics:
Global Rank/State Rank: N/A
Greene's Sedge (Carex bullata var. greenei)
Habitat: In Fairfax County, seemingly restricted to wetlands in the Coastal Plain
Characteristics: Strongly clonal, forming dense stands; Culms red/purple at base and typically bearing 1-3 pistillate spikes that may be sessile or spreading/nodding on elongate peduncles
Global Rank/State Rank: G5/S4
Bottlebrush Sedge (Carex comosa)
Habitat:
Characteristics:
Global Rank/State Rank: N/A
Sallow Sedge (Carex lurida)
Habitat: Common in a broad range of wetland types
Characteristics: Cespitose species
Global Rank/State Rank: G5/S5