Cyperaceae
Columbian sedge
Carex aperta
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 亚美薹草, 亚美苔草
- English
- Columbian sedge
Synonyms
- Carex accedens Holm
- Carex acutina var. petrophila Holm
- Carex acutina var. tenuior L.H.Bailey
- Carex aperta f. concinnula Holm
- Carex aperta f. hydroessa Holm
- Carex aperta f. mimetica Holm
- Carex aperta var. umbrosa Kük.
- Carex aperta var. viridans Kük.
- Carex bovina Howell
- Carex spreta L.H.Bailey
- Carex stylosa var. virens L.H.Bailey
- Carex turgidula L.H.Bailey
Flowers
- Flower colour
- brown (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, 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.