Cyperaceae
Crawford's sedge
Carex crawfordii
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (5)
- Dutch
- Ijle hazenzegge, Amerikaanse hazenzegge
- English
- Crawford's sedge
- French
- Laîche de crawford
- German
- Crawford-Segge, Crawfords Segge
- Swedish
- Crawfordstarr
Synonyms
- Carex crawfordii f. vigens (Fernald) Kük.
- Carex crawfordii var. vigens Fernald
- Carex scoparia var. minor Boott
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
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Photo: Rutger Barendse - alienplantsbelgium.be, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Scott A. Milburn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Linda W. Curtis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kitty Kohout, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.