Cyperaceae
Carex appressa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Synonyms
- Carex appressa f. minor Kük.
- Carex appressa var. diaphana (Boott) Kük.
- Carex appressa var. typica Domin
- Carex appressa var. virgata (Sol. ex Boott) Kük.
- Carex chlorantha var. composita Benth.
- Carex chlorantha var. composita F.Muell.
- Carex collata Boott
- Carex diaphana Boott
- Carex discolor Reinw. ex de Vriese
- Carex paniculata var. appressa (R.Br.) Cheeseman
- Carex paniculata var. subdiaphana Benth.
- Carex paniculata var. subdiaphana F.Muell.
- Carex paniculata var. virgata (Sol. ex Boott) Cheeseman
- Carex virgata Sol. ex Boott
- Carex virgata var. abbreviata Boeckeler
- Vignea appressa (R.Br.) Rchb.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to January (from 45 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dylan Wishart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Heidi Meudt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.