[2][3] Carex woodii is a rhizomatous sedge, forming loose clumps to large vegetative colonies.

The leaf sheathes are tinged with reddish-purple.

[4] Compared to most other Carex across its range, it flowers and fruits earlier in the year.

[4] Carex woodii is native to the Midwestern and Eastern United States and Ontario.

[3] It is considered a rare plant of concern in the Chicago region and Connecticut.