Cyperaceae
Northern cluster sedge
Carex arcta
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Carex arctaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Northern cluster sedge, Bear sedge, Narrow sedge, Northern clustered sedge
- Persian
- کارکس ارکتا
Synonyms
- Carex arcta var. oregana (L.H.Bailey) B.Boivin
- Carex canescens var. oregana L.H.Bailey
- Carex canescens var. polystachya Boott
- Carex heleonastes var. scabriuscula Kük.
- Carex kunzei Olney ex A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, 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.