Cyperaceae
Widefruit sedge
Carex angustata
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Carex angustataCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- كاريكس انجوستاتا
- English
- Widefruit sedge
- Persian
- کارکس آنگوستاتا
Synonyms
- Carex acuta var. erecta Dewey
- Carex angustata var. strictior Dudley
- Carex auriculata L.H.Bailey
- Carex egregia Mack.
- Carex eurycarpa Holm
- Carex eurycarpa var. attenuata Kük.
- Carex eurycarpa var. oxycarpa (Holm) Kük.
- Carex oxycarpa Holm
- Carex striata var. erecta (Dewey) C.F.Reed
- Carex stricta f. angustata (Boott) Kük.
- Carex stricta var. angustata (Boott) L.H.Bailey
- Carex stricta var. erecta (Dewey) C.F.Reed
- Carex strictior f. angustata (Boott) House
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.