Cyperaceae
Emory's sedge
Carex emoryi
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Emory's sedge, Riverbank tussock sedge
- Persian
- کارکس اموری
Synonyms
- Carex aquatilis subsp. altior (Rydb.) Hultén
- Carex aquatilis var. altior (Rydb.) Fernald
- Carex millegrana Holm
- Carex stricta f. emoryi (Dewey) Kük.
- Carex stricta var. elongata (Boeckeler) Gleason
- Carex stricta var. emoryi (Dewey) L.H.Bailey
- Carex variabilis var. altior Rydb.
- Carex variabilis var. elatior L.H.Bailey
- Carex virginiana var. elongata Boeckeler
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: cassi saari, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: cassi saari, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: cassi saari, 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.