Cyperaceae

Thinleaf sedge

Carex cephaloidea (Dewey) Dewey ex Boott

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Thinleaf sedge

Synonyms

Carex muricata var. cephaloidea Dewey
Carex sparganioides var. cephaloidea (Dewey) J.Carey
Carex sparganioides var. minor Boott

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Robert Curtis, Ecological Supervisor in the Conservation Department at Summit Me, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Curtis, Ecological Supervisor in the Conservation Department at Summit Me, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Curtis, Ecological Supervisor in the Conservation Department at Summit Me, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Curtis, Ecological Supervisor in the Conservation Department at Summit Me, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Curtis, Ecological Supervisor in the Conservation Department at Summit Me, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Curtis, Ecological Supervisor in the Conservation Department at Summit Me, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, 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.