ABSTRACT
<em>Carex roanensis</em> F.J. Hermann was rediscovered near Ernestville, Unicoi County, Tennessee. The habitat was a gneiss ledge overlain with rich soil on a steep hardwood slope near <em>Fagus</em> and <em>Betula</em> trees. Specimens (Churchill 85132; 85221) have been deposited at the National, Michigan State, University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt herbaria.