Carex joorii

{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}

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|genus = Carex

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|parent = Carex sect. Glaucescentes

|species = joorii

|authority = L.H. Bailey

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Carex joorii, commonly called cypress swamp sedge,{{PLANTS|id=cajo2|taxon=Carex joorii|accessdate=19 June 2018}} is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is native to the United States, where it is found primarily in the Southeastern region.{{BONAP|ref|genus=Carex|species=joorii|accessdate=19 June 2018}} Its natural habitat is in the shallow water of depression swamps, often growing with Sphagnum moss.{{cite web |url=http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm |title= Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States |author= Alan Weakley |date= 2015}}{{cite book |last=Chester |first=Edward |date=2015 |title=Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee}} It can also be found in bottomland woods, and in wet prairies.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357264 Flora of North America, Carex joori]

Carex joorii is a perennial graminoid. It produces fruits in the summer through early fall.