Index / Search / Carex albicans
§1 Plant
Carex albicans Willd. ex Spreng.
vernacular whitetinge 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
· 871 counties across 34 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 871 counties across 34 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Izard 05065
- Lee 05077
- Newton 05101
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Searcy 05129
- St. Francis 05123
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Alexander 17003
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McLean 17113
- Monroe 17133
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 64 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Clinton 18023
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- Delaware 18035
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lagrange 18087
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Ohio 18115
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Steuben 18151
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 21 N ▾
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Crawford 20037
- Douglas 20045
- Franklin 20059
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Nemaha 20131
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carlisle 21039
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Elliott 21063
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- Martin 21159
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Trimble 21223
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Wayne 21231
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Claiborne 22027
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- Lincoln 22061
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Union 22111
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
Maine view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Allegany 24001
- Anne Arundel 24003
- Baltimore 24005
- Baltimore (city) 24510
- Calvert 24009
- Caroline 24011
- Carroll 24013
- Cecil 24015
- Charles 24017
- Dorchester 24019
- Frederick 24021
- Harford 24025
- Howard 24027
- Kent 24029
- Montgomery 24031
- Prince George's 24033
- Queen Anne's 24035
- Somerset 24039
- St. Mary's 24037
- Talbot 24041
- Washington 24043
- Wicomico 24045
- Worcester 24047
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Arenac 26011
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Cass 26027
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Huron 26063
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Oceana 26127
- Ottawa 26139
- Roscommon 26143
- Saginaw 26145
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Wayne 26163
Mississippi view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 83 N ▾
- Atchison 29005
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Mississippi 29133
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Wayne 29223
Nebraska view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Cayuga 36011
- Chenango 36017
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Genesee 36037
- Greene 36039
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Monroe 36055
- Montgomery 36057
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Niagara 36063
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- Schoharie 36095
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
- Yates 36123
North Carolina view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Beaufort 37013
- Caldwell 37027
- Camden 37029
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Cumberland 37051
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hertford 37091
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Martin 37117
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- New Hanover 37129
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Perquimans 37143
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Rutherford 37161
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Transylvania 37175
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Wayne 37191
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Butler 39017
- Carroll 39019
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Madison 39097
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Pickaway 39129
- Portage 39133
- Preble 39135
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- 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
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Crawford 42039
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Jefferson 42065
- Juniata 42067
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Cannon 47015
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Dyer 47045
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grainger 47057
- Greene 47059
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Union 47173
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 79 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bland 51021
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lee 51105
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Wise 51195
West Virginia view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 6 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CAAL25 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2725452 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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