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Category: Monocots

Family Name: Cyperaceae

Species Name
Bulbostylis -  Maps/Photos
	1.	Bulbostylis barbata (Rottb.) C.B. Clarke
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: water grass
	2.	Bulbostylis capillaris (L.) C.B. Clarke
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: densetuft hair sedge
	3.	Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. coarctata  (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: capillary hair sedge
Carex -  Maps/Photos
	4.	Carex abscondita Mack.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: thicket sedge
	5.	Carex aestivalis M.A. Curtis
		Common Name: summer sedge
	6.	Carex aggregata Mackenzie
		Common Name: glomerate sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. var. aggregata (Mackenzie) Gleason
	7.	Carex alata Torr.
		Common Name: broadwing sedge
	8.	Carex albicans var. albicans
		Common Name: whitetinge sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex artitecta Mackenzie
	9.	Carex albicans var. australis
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
		Common Name: stellate sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex physorhyncha Liebm. ex Steud.
	10.	Carex albicans var. emmonsii
		Common Name: Emmons' sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr.
	11.	Carex albolutescens Schwein.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: greenwhite sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex longii Mackenzie
	12.	Carex albursina E. Sheld.
		Common Name: white bear sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex laxiflora Lam. var. latifolia Boott
	13.	Carex alopecoidea Tuck. (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		Common Name: foxtail sedge
	14.	Carex amphibola Steud.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: eastern narrowleaf sedge
	15.	Carex annectens (E.P. Bicknell) E.P. Bicknell
		Common Name: yellowfruit sedge
	16.	Carex appalachica J.M. Webber & P.W. Ball
		Common Name: Appalachian sedge
	17.	Carex argyrantha Tuck. (TN Threatened Species)
		Common Name: hay sedge
	18.	Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: prickly bog sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex incomperta Bickn.
	19.	Carex atlantica ssp. capillacea
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: prickly bog sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex howei Mackenzie
	20.	Carex aureolensis Steudel
		Common Name: (no common name)
	21.	Carex austrina Mackenzie
		Common Name: southern sedge
	22.	Carex austrocaroliniana Bailey
		Common Name: tarheel sedge
	23.	Carex baileyi Britt.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Bailey's sedge
	24.	Carex barrattii Schwein. & Torr. (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Barratt's sedge
	25.	Carex basiantha Steud.
		Common Name: Willdenow's sedge
	26.	Carex blanda Dewey
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: eastern woodland sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex laxiflora Lam. var. blanda (Dewey) Boott
	27.	Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. ex Lunell
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: shortbeak sedge
	28.	Carex bromoides Willd. (TN Threatened Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: bromelike sedge
	29.	Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: brownish sedge
	30.	Carex bulbostylis Mackenzie
		Common Name: eastern narrowleaf sedge
	31.	Carex bullata Schkuhr (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: button sedge
	32.	Carex bushii Mack.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Bush's sedge
	33.	Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. (TN Threatened Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Buxbaum's sedge
	34.	Carex careyana Dewey
		Common Name: Carey's sedge
	35.	Carex caroliniana Schwein.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Carolina sedge
	36.	Carex cephalophora Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: oval-leaf sedge
	37.	Carex chapmanii Steud. (TN Threatened Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Chapman's sedge
	38.	Carex cherokeensis Schwein.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: Cherokee sedge
	39.	Carex collinsii Nutt.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Collins' sedge
	40.	Carex communis Bailey
		Common Name: fibrousroot sedge
	41.	Carex comosa Boott (TN Threatened Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: longhair sedge
	42.	Carex complanata Torr. & Hook.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: hirsute sedge
	43.	Carex conjuncta Boott
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: soft fox sedge
	44.	Carex corrugata Fernald
		Common Name: eastern narrowleaf sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex amphibola Steud.
	45.	Carex crawei Dewey
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Crawe's sedge
	46.	Carex crebriflora Wieg.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: coastalplain sedge
	47.	Carex crinita var. brevicrinis
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: fringed sedge
	48.	Carex crinita var. crinita
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: fringed sedge
	49.	Carex cristatella Britt.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: crested sedge
	50.	Carex crus-corvi Shuttlew. ex Kunze
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: ravenfoot sedge
	51.	Carex cumberlandensis Naczi, Kral & Bryson
		Common Name: Cumberland sedge
	52.	Carex davisii Schwein. & Torr. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Davis' sedge
	53.	Carex debilis Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: white edge sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex debilis Michx. var. pubera Gray
		Carex debilis Michx. var. rudgei Bailey
	54.	Carex decomposita Muhl.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: cypressknee sedge
	55.	Carex digitalis var. digitalis
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: slender woodland sedge
	56.	Carex digitalis var. macropoda
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: slender woodland sedge
	57.	Carex eburnea Boott
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: bristleleaf sedge
	58.	Carex echinata Murr. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: star sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex echinata Murr. var. angustata (Carey) Bailey
	59.	Carex festucacea Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: fescue sedge
	60.	Carex flaccosperma Dewey
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: thinfruit sedge
	61.	Carex folliculata L. (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: northern long sedge
	62.	Carex frankii Kunth
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Frank's sedge
	63.	Carex gigantea Rudge
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: giant sedge
	64.	Carex glaucescens Ell.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: southern waxy sedge
	65.	Carex glaucodea Tuck.
		Common Name: blue sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex flaccosperma Dewey var. glaucodea (Tuckerman ex Olney) Kukenth.
	66.	Carex gracilescens Steud.
		Common Name: slender looseflower sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex laxiflora Lam. var. gracillima (Boott) Boott ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
	67.	Carex gracillima Schwein.
		NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
		Common Name: graceful sedge
	68.	Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: limestone meadow sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex haleana Olney
	69.	Carex gravida Bailey (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: heavy sedge
	70.	Carex grayi Carey
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Gray's sedge
	71.	Carex grisea Wahl.
		Common Name: eastern narrowleaf sedge
	72.	Carex gynandra Schwein.
		Common Name: nodding sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex crinita Lam. var. gynandra (Schwein.) Schwein. & Torr.
	73.	Carex hirsutella Mackenzie
		Common Name: fuzzy wuzzy sedge
	74.	Carex hirtifolia Mack. (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: pubescent sedge
	75.	Carex hitchcockiana Dewey (TN Threatened Species)
		Common Name: Hitchcock's sedge
	76.	Carex hyalinolepis Steud.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: shoreline sedge
	77.	Carex hystericina Muhl. ex Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: bottlebrush sedge
	78.	Carex intumescens Rudge
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: greater bladder sedge
	79.	Carex jamesii Schwein.
		Common Name: James' sedge
	80.	Carex joorii Bailey
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: cypress swamp sedge
	81.	Carex kraliana Naczi & Bryson
		Common Name: (no common name)
	82.	Carex lacustris Willd. (TN Threatened Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: hairy sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex riparia M.A. Curtis var. lacustris (Willd.) Kukenth.
	83.	Carex laevivaginata (Kuk.) Mack.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: smoothsheath sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. laevivaginata Kukenth.
	84.	Carex laxiculmis var. copulata
		Common Name: spreading sedge
	85.	Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis
		Common Name: spreading sedge
	86.	Carex laxiflora Lam.
		NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
		Common Name: broad looseflower sedge
	87.	Carex leavenworthii Dewey
		Common Name: Leavenworth's sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd. var. leavenworthii (Dewey) Kukenth.
	88.	Carex leptalea Wahlenb.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: bristlystalked sedge
	89.	Carex leptonervia Fern.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: nerveless woodland sedge
	90.	Carex lonchocarpa Willd. (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: southern long sedge
	91.	Carex longii Mackenzie
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Long's sedge
	92.	Carex louisianica Bailey
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Louisiana sedge
	93.	Carex lucorum var. austrolucorum
		Common Name: Blue Ridge sedge
	94.	Carex lucorum var. lucorum
		Common Name: Blue Ridge sedge
	95.	Carex lupuliformis Sartwell ex Dewey
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: false hop sedge
	96.	Carex lupulina Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: hop sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. var. pedunculata Gray
	97.	Carex lurida Wahlenb.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: shallow sedge
	98.	Carex manhartii Bryson (TN Endangered Species)
		Common Name: Manhart's sedge
	99.	Carex meadii Dewey
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Mead's sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex tetanica Schkuhr var. meadii (Dewey) Bailey
	100.	Carex mesochorea Mack.
		Common Name: midland sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd. var. mesochorea (Mackenzie) Gleason
	101.	Carex misera Buckl. (TN Threatened Species)
		Common Name: wretched sedge
	102.	Carex mitchelliana M.A. Curtis
		Common Name: (no common name)
		Synonymns:
		Carex crinita Lam. var. mitchelliana (M.A. Curtis) Gleason
	103.	Carex molesta Mackenzie ex Bright
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: troublesome sedge
	104.	Carex molestiformis Reznicek & Rothrock
		Common Name: frightful sedge
	105.	Carex muehlenbergii var. enervis
		Common Name: Muhlenberg's sedge
	106.	Carex muehlenbergii var. muehlenbergii
		Common Name: Muhlenberg's sedge
	107.	Carex muskingumensis Schwein. (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
		Common Name: Muskingum sedge
	108.	Carex nigromarginata Schwein.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
		Common Name: black edge sedge
	109.	Carex normalis Mack.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: greater straw sedge
	110.	Carex oklahomensis Mack.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Oklahoma sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. var. oklahomensis (Mackenzie) Gleason
	111.	Carex oligocarpa Willd.
		Common Name: richwoods sedge
	112.	Carex ouachitana Kral, Manhart & Bryson (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: Ouachita Mountain sedge
	113.	Carex ovalis Goodenough*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: eggbract sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex leporina auct. non L.
	114.	Carex oxylepis var. oxylepis
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: sharpscale sedge
	115.	Carex oxylepis var. pubescens  (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
		Common Name: sharpscale sedge
	116.	Carex pallescens L. (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: pale sedge
	117.	Carex pedunculata Willd.
		Common Name: longstalk sedge
	118.	Carex pellita Muhl ex Willd. (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: woolly sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex lanuginosa auct. non Michx.
	119.	Carex pensylvanica Lam.
		Common Name: Pennsylvania sedge
	120.	Carex picta Steud.
		Common Name: Boott's sedge
	121.	Carex pigra Naczi
		Common Name: (no common name)
	122.	Carex planispicata Naczi
		Common Name: (no common name)
	123.	Carex plantaginea Lam.
		Common Name: plantainleaf sedge
	124.	Carex platyphylla Carey
		Common Name: broadleaf sedge
	125.	Carex prasina Wahlenb.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: drooping sedge
	126.	Carex projecta Mack.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: necklace sedge
	127.	Carex purpurifera Mack.
		Common Name: purple sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex laxiflora Lam. var. purpurifera (Mackenzie) Gleason
	128.	Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small
		Common Name: eastern star sedge
	129.	Carex reniformis (Bailey) Small (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: kidneyshape sedge
	130.	Carex retroflexa Willd.
		Common Name: reflexed sedge
	131.	Carex roanensis F.J. Herm. (TN Endangered Species)
		Common Name: Roan Mountain sedge
	132.	Carex rosea Willd.
		Common Name: rosy sedge
	133.	Carex ruthii Mack. (TN Threatened Species)
		Common Name: Ruth's sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex muricata L. var. ruthii (Mackenzie) Gleason
	134.	Carex scabrata Schwein.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: eastern rough sedge
	135.	Carex scoparia Schkuhr ex Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: broom sedge
	136.	Carex seorsa Howe
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: weak stellate sedge
	137.	Carex shortiana Dewey
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Short's sedge
	138.	Carex socialis Mohlenbr. & Schwegman
		Common Name: low woodland sedge
	139.	Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: burr reed sedge
	140.	Carex squarrosa L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: squarrose sedge
	141.	Carex sterilis Willd. (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
		Common Name: dioecious sedge
	142.	Carex stipata var. maxima
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: stalkgrain sedge
	143.	Carex stipata var. stipata
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: owlfruit sedge
	144.	Carex striatula Michx.
		Common Name: lined sedge
	145.	Carex stricta Lam.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: upright sedge
	146.	Carex styloflexa Buckl.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: bent sedge
	147.	Carex superata Naczi, Reznicek & B.A. Ford
		Common Name: (no common name)
	148.	Carex swanii (Fern.) Mack.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
		Common Name: Swan's sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. var. swanii Fern.
	149.	Carex tenera Dewey
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: quill sedge
	150.	Carex texensis (Torr.) Bailey
		Common Name: Texas sedge
	151.	Carex timida Naczi & B.A. Ford
		Common Name: (no common name)
	152.	Carex torta Boott
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: twisted sedge
	153.	Carex triangularis Boeck.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: eastern fox sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex vulpinoidea Michx. var. platycarpa Hall
	154.	Carex tribuloides Wahlenb.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: blunt broom sedge
	155.	Carex trichocarpa Muhl. ex Willd.
		Common Name: hairyfruit sedge
	156.	Carex typhina Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: cattail sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex squarrosa L. var. typhina (Michx.) Nutt.
	157.	Carex umbellata Schkuhr ex Willd.
		Common Name: parasol sedge
	158.	Carex utriculata Boott.
		Common Name: Northwest Territory sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex rostrata Stokes var. utriculata (Boott) Bailey
	159.	Carex venusta Dewey
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: darkgreen sedge
	160.	Carex vestita Willd. (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		Common Name: velvet sedge
	161.	Carex virescens Willd.
		Common Name: ribbed sedge
	162.	Carex vulpinoidea Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: fox sedge
	163.	Carex willdenowii Schkuhr
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Willdenow's sedge
	164.	Carex x aestivaliformis [aestivalis x gracillima] (TN Endangered Species)
		Common Name: (no common name)
Cymophyllus -  Maps/Photos
	165.	Cymophyllus fraserianus (KerGawl.) Kartesz & Gandhi (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: Fraser's sedge
		Synonymns:
		Carex fraseri Andr.
		Carex fraseriana Ker-Gawl.
		Cymophyllus fraseri (Andr.) Mackenzie ex Britt.
Cyperus -  Maps/Photos
	166.	Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: tapertip flat sedge
	167.	Cyperus bipartitus Torr.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: slender flat sedge
		Synonymns:
		Cyperus rivularis Kunth
	168.	Cyperus compressus L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: poorland flat sedge
	169.	Cyperus croceus Vahl
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Baldwin's flat sedge
		Synonymns:
		Cyperus globulosus auct. non Aubl.
	170.	Cyperus dentatus Torr. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: toothed flat sedge
	171.	Cyperus diandrus Torr.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: umbrella flat sedge
	172.	Cyperus difformis L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: variable flat sedge
	173.	Cyperus echinatus (L.) Wood
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: globe flat sedge
		Synonymns:
		Cyperus ovularis (Michx.) Torr.
	174.	Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: redroot flat sedge
	175.	Cyperus esculentus L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: chufa flat sedge
	176.	Cyperus flavescens L.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: yellow flat sedge
	177.	Cyperus flavicomus Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: whiteedge flat sedge
		Synonymns:
		Cyperus albomarginatus (Mart. & Schrad. ex Nees) Steud.
	178.	Cyperus granitophilus McVaugh
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: granite flat sedge
	179.	Cyperus haspan L.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: haspan flat sedge
	180.	Cyperus iria L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: ricefield flat sedge
	181.	Cyperus lancastriensis Porter
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: manyflower flat sedge
	182.	Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: Great Plains flat sedge
		Synonymns:
		Cyperus filiculmis auct. non Vahl
	183.	Cyperus odoratus L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: fragrant flat sedge
		Synonymns:
		Cyperus engelmannii Steud.
		Cyperus ferruginescens Boeckl.
	184.	Cyperus plukenetii Fern. (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: Plukenet's flat sedge
	185.	Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Texan flat sedge
	186.	Cyperus pseudovegetus Steud.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: marsh flat sedge
	187.	Cyperus refractus Engelm. ex Steud.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: reflexed flat sedge
	188.	Cyperus retrofractus (L.) Torr. in Gray
		Common Name: rough flat sedge
		Synonymns:
		Cyperus dipsaciformis Fern.
	189.	Cyperus retrorsus Chapm.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: pine barren flat sedge
	190.	Cyperus rotundus L.*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
		Common Name: nut grass
	191.	Cyperus squarrosus L.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: bearded flat sedge
		Synonymns:
		Cyperus aristatus Rottb.
	192.	Cyperus strigosus L.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: strawcolored flat sedge
	193.	Cyperus surinamensis Rottboell*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: tropical flat sedge
Dulichium -  Maps/Photos
	194.	Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: threeway sedge
Eleocharis -  Maps/Photos
	195.	Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: needle spike rush
	196.	Eleocharis bifida S.G. Smith
		Common Name: glade spike rush
	197.	Eleocharis brittonii Svens. ex Small
		Common Name: Britton's spikerush
	198.	Eleocharis compressa Sull. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: flatstem spike rush
		Synonymns:
		Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. compressa (Sullivant) Drapalik & Mohlenbrock
	199.	Eleocharis elliptica var. atrata
		Common Name: elliptic spike rush
	200.	Eleocharis engelmannii Steud.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: Engelmann's spike rush
	201.	Eleocharis equisetoides (Ell.) Torr. (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: jointed spike sedge
	202.	Eleocharis erythropoda Steud.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: bald spike rush
	203.	Eleocharis intermedia (Vahl) Roemer & J.A. Schultes (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: matted spike rush
	204.	Eleocharis lanceolata Fern. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: daggerleaf spike rush
	205.	Eleocharis macrostachya Britt.
		Common Name: large spike rush
	206.	Eleocharis microcarpa var. filiculmis
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: smallfruit spike rush
	207.	Eleocharis microcarpa var. microcarpa
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: smallfruit spike rush
	208.	Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: blunt spike rush
	209.	Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
		Common Name: ovate spike rush
	210.	Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: common spike rush
	211.	Eleocharis parvula (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Link ex Bluff, Nees & Schauer
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: dwarf spike rush
	212.	Eleocharis quadrangulata (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: squarestem spike rush
	213.	Eleocharis tenuis var. pseudoptera
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: slender spike rush
		Synonymns:
		Eleocharis elliptica Kunth var. pseudoptera (Weatherby ex Svens.) L. Harms
	214.	Eleocharis tenuis var. tenuis
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: slender spike rush
	215.	Eleocharis tenuis var. verrucosa
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: slender spike rush
		Synonymns:
		Eleocharis verrucosa (Svens.) L. Harms
	216.	Eleocharis tortilis (Link) Roem. & Schult. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: twisted spike rush
	217.	Eleocharis tuberculosa (Michx.) Roem. & Schult.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: cone-cup spike rush
	218.	Eleocharis wolfii Gray (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Wolf's spike rush
Eriophorum -  Maps/Photos
	219.	Eriophorum virginicum L. (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: tawny cotton grass
Fimbristylis -  Maps/Photos
	220.	Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roem. & Schult.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: annual fimbry
	221.	Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: slender fimbry
	222.	Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl*
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: grasslike fimbry
	223.	Fimbristylis perpusilla R.M. Harper (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: Harper's fimbry
	224.	Fimbristylis puberula (Michx.) Vahl (TN Threatened Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: hairy fimbry
	225.	Fimbristylis tomentosa Vahl*
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: woolly fimbry
	226.	Fimbristylis vahlii (Lam.) Link
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Vahl's fimbry
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus vahlii Lam.
Fuirena -  Maps/Photos
	227.	Fuirena squarrosa Michx. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: hairy umbrella sedge
Kyllinga -  Maps/Photos
	228.	Kyllinga gracillima Miq.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
		Common Name: pasture spike sedge
		Synonymns:
		Kyllinga brevifolioides (Thieret & Delahoussaye) G. Tucker
		Cyperus brevifolioides Thieret & Delahoussaye
	229.	Kyllinga pumila Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: low spike sedge
		Synonymns:
		Cyperus tenuifolius (Steud.) Dandy
Lipocarpha -  Maps/Photos
	230.	Lipocarpha micrantha (Vahl) G. Tucker
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: smallflower halfchaff sedge
		Synonymns:
		Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax
Rhynchospora -  Maps/Photos
	231.	Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: white beak sedge
	232.	Rhynchospora caduca Ell. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: anglestem beak sedge
	233.	Rhynchospora capillacea Torr. (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: needle beak sedge
	234.	Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: brownish beak sedge
	235.	Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fern. & Gale (TN Threatened Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: loosehead beak sedge
	236.	Rhynchospora colorata (L.) H. Pfeiffer
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: starrush sedge
		Synonymns:
		Dichromena colorata (L.) A. S. Hitch.
	237.	Rhynchospora corniculata (Lam.) Gray
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: shortbristle horned beak sedge
	238.	Rhynchospora debilis Gale (TN Special Concern Species)
		Common Name: savannah beaksedge
	239.	Rhynchospora globularis var. globularis
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
		Common Name: globe beak sedge
	240.	Rhynchospora glomerata (L.) Vahl
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: clustered beak sedge
	241.	Rhynchospora gracilenta Gray
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: slender beak sedge
	242.	Rhynchospora harveyi W. Boott
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Harvey's beak sedge
	243.	Rhynchospora latifolia (Baldwin ex Ell.) G.C. Tucker (TN Endangered Species-Possibly Extirpated)
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
		Common Name: sandswamp whitetop
		Synonymns:
		Dichromena latifolia Baldw. ex Ell.
	244.	Rhynchospora macrostachya Gray
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: tall horned beak sedge
	245.	Rhynchospora perplexa Britt. (TN Threatened Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: pineland beak sedge
	246.	Rhynchospora rariflora (Michx.) Ell. (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: fewflower beak sedge
	247.	Rhynchospora recognita (Gale) Kral
		Common Name: globe beaksedge
		Synonymns:
		Rhynchospora globularis (Chapman) Small var. recognita Gale
Schoenoplectus -  Maps/Photos
	248.	Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A. Mey.) Palla*
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: California bulrush
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus californicus (C.A. Mey.) Steud.
	249.	Schoenoplectus fluviatilis (Torr.) M.T. Strong (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: river bulrush
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus fluviatilis (Torr.) Gray
	250.	Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla*
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: bog bulrush
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus mucronatus L.
	251.	Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: common threesquare
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus americanus auct. non Pers.
	252.	Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fern.) M.T. Strong
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: weakstalk bulrush
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus purshianus Fern.
	253.	Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torr.) Sojak (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: swaying bulrush
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus subterminalis Torr.
	254.	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: softstem bulrush
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus tabernaemontani K. C. Gmel.
		Scirpus validus Vahl
Scirpus -  Maps/Photos
	255.	Scirpus atrovirens Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: green bulrush
	256.	Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: wool grass
	257.	Scirpus expansus Fern.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: woodland bulrush
	258.	Scirpus georgianus Harper
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: Georgia bulrush
	259.	Scirpus koilolepis (Steud.) Gleason
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: keeled bulrush
		Synonymns:
		Isolepis carinata Hook. & Arn. ex Torr.
	260.	Scirpus pendulus Muhl.
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: rufous bulrush
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus lineatus auct. non Michx.
	261.	Scirpus polyphyllus Vahl
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: leafy bulrush
Scleria -  Maps/Photos
	262.	Scleria ciliata Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: fringed nut rush
	263.	Scleria muehlenbergii Steud.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative
		Common Name: Muehlenberg's nutrush
	264.	Scleria oligantha Michx.
		Common Name: littlehead nut rush
	265.	Scleria pauciflora Muhl. ex Willd.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
		Common Name: fewflower nut rush
	266.	Scleria triglomerata Michx.
		NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
		Common Name: whip nut rush
	267.	Scleria verticillata Muhl. ex Willd. (TN Special Concern Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: low nut rush
Trichophorum -  Maps/Photos
	268.	Trichophorum caespitosum (L.) Hartman (TN Endangered Species)
		NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
		Common Name: tufted bulrush
		Synonymns:
		Scirpus caespitosus L.

 

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