Carex paleacea

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

{{Speciesbox

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Carex

| species = paleacea

| authority = Schreb. ex Wahlenb.

| range_map = Carex palacea.png

}}

Carex paleacea, the chaffy sedge, is one of the 579 species of Carex. The Wetland Indicator Status for the species is classified as "obligate wetland" (OBL), occurring 99% of the time in a typical salt marsh environment when conditions are favorable.{{Cite web |url=http://www.plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAPA29 |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |work=PLANTS database |title=Carex paleacea Schreb. ex Wahlenb. |accessdate=August 3, 2010}}