| Carex angustilepis Reznicek & S. González, 2021 |
| Carex angustispica Reznicek & S. González, 2001 |
| Carex anisostachys Liebm., 1850 |
| Carex arizonensis C.B. Clarke, 1908 |
| Carex arizonica Licher, G. Rink & Reznicek, 2018 |
| Carex arsenei Kük., 1910 |
| Carex artoriasii Lois, Jim. Mejías, Acedo, S. González & Reznicek, 2025 |
| Carex asynchrona Naczi, 1989 |
| Carex athrostachya Olney, 1868 |
| Carex atractodes F.J. Herm., 1950 |
| Carex aureochiapensis Lois, Jim. Mejías, Acedo, S. González & Reznicek, 2025 |
| Carex aureolensis Steud., 1855 |
| Carex austromexicana Reznicek, 1982 |
| Carex autumnalis Mack., 1931 |
| Carex aztecica Mack., 1935 |
| Carex bajacalifornica Zika, 2019 |
| Carex ballsii Nelmes, 1940 |
| Carex barbarae Parish, 1905 |
| Carex bartlettii O'Neill, 1940 |
| Carex bella L.H. Bailey, 1892 |