| Carex donnell-smithii auct. |
| Carex douglasii Boott, 1839 |
| Carex durandii Boeckeler, 1896 |
| Carex durangensis Reznicek & S. González, 1995 |
| Carex eburnea Boott, 1839 |
| Carex echinata Murray, 1770 |
| Carex echinata subsp. townsendii (Mack.) Reznicek, 1987 |
| Carex echinata var. angustata (J. Carey) L.H. Bailey, 1889 |
| Carex ehrenbergiana Boeckeler, 1877 |
| Carex emmonsii Dewey ex Torr., 1836 |
| Carex emmonsii var. australis (L.H. Bailey) Rettig, 1989 |
| Carex emoryi Dewey, 1859 |
| Carex endlichii Kük., 1910 |
| Carex erinacea Muhl. ex Steud., 1840 |
| Carex eurycarpa Holm, 1905 |
| Carex eurycarpa var. oxycarpa (Holm) Kük., 1909 |
| Carex evadens S. González & Reznicek, 1997 |
| Carex felipensis C.B. Clarke, 1908 |
| Carex festivelloides Reznicek, 1993 |
| Carex firmula (Kük.) J.R. Starr, 2015 |