Cyperaceae
Carex alba
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 白鳞薹草, 白鳞苔草
- Czech
- Ostřice bílá
- German
- Weiße Segge, Weiß-Segge
- Russian
- Осока аянская
Synonyms
- Carex ajanensis Vorosch.
- Carex alba f. aprica Kük.
- Carex argentea J.F.Gmel.
- Carex argentea Vill.
- Carex duerrnbergeri Ritzb.
- Carex inclusa Turcz. ex Boott
- Carex nemorosa Schrank
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 52 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Ebner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Mayrhofer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: kaffarnik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pizzutti Roberto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ljaž, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Common sedgeCarex nigraCyperaceae
- European woodland sedgeCarex sylvaticaCyperaceae
- Tufted sedgeCarex elataCyperaceae
- Hairy sedgeCarex hirtaCyperaceae
- Lesser pond sedgeCarex acutiformisCyperaceae
- Woollyfruit sedgeCarex lasiocarpaCyperaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.