Cyperaceae
Bristly sedge
Carex comosa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Bristly sedge, Longhair sedge
- Persian
- کارکس کموسا
Synonyms
- Carex furcata Elliott
- Carex pseudocyperus var. comosa (Boott) Boott
Flowers
- In flower
- June (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Renée-Louise Lamontagne, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Paul Roots, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: sharkybite37, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Mud_Skipper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Heather Hahn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.