Cyperaceae

Dense sedge

Carex densa (L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex

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Dense sedge (Carex densa) — FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Dense sedge, Dudley's sedge, Western fox sedge

Synonyms

Carex breviligulata Mack.
Carex brongniartii L.H.Bailey
Carex brongniartii var. densa L.H.Bailey
Carex chrysoleuca Holm
Carex dudleyi Mack.
Carex vicaria L.H.Bailey
Carex vicaria var. costata L.H.Bailey
Carex vulpinoidea f. costata (L.H.Bailey) Kük.
Carex vulpinoidea var. vicaria (L.H.Bailey) Kük.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.