Cyperaceae
Barratt's sedge
Carex barrattii
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 斑叶薹草
- English
- Barratt's sedge
- Hindi
- कैरीक्स बैराट्टी
- Persian
- کارکس باراتی
Synonyms
- Carex jacca J.Carey ex Boott
- Carex littoralis Schwein.
- Carex variegata Scheele
- Olamblis barrattii (Torr. ex Schwein.) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 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.