Carex torta

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image=Carex torta NRCS-1.jpg

|genus=Carex

|species=torta

|authority=Boott ex Tuck.

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|synonyms=

• Carex cespitosa var. ramosa {{small|Dewey}}
• Carex torta var. staminata {{small|Peck}}

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Carex torta, the twisted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302671-1 |title=Carex torta Boott ex Tuck. |author= |date=2022 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=21 August 2022 }} It is a specialist on gravelly and rocky stream and river banks, moreso when recently scoured.{{cite web |url=https://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/Community.aspx?=30021 |title=Twisted Sedge (Carex torta) Stream Margin Factsheet |last1=Zimmerman |first1=E. |date=2011 |website=naturalheritage.state.pa.us |publisher=Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program |access-date=21 August 2022 }}