Cyperaceae
Golden sedge
Carex aurea
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- سعادي ذهبي
- arz
- سعادى ذهبى
- English
- Golden sedge
- Finnish
- Kultasara, Aarresara
- Hebrew
- כריך מוזהב
- Persian
- کارکس آئورئا
Synonyms
- Carex aurea f. colorata Farw.
- Carex mutica R.Br.
- Carex pyriformis F.W.Schultz
- Neskiza aurea (Nutt.) Raf.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: T.M.Jones, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: T.M.Jones, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.