Cyperaceae

Ice sedge

Carex frigida All.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex

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Ice sedge (Carex frigida) — FlowerPhoto: Flavien Saboureau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Ice sedge
German: Eis-Segge
hsb: Kruta rězna

Synonyms

Carex caespitosa Ten.
Carex comari H.Lév. & Vaniot
Carex davalliana subsp. cyrnea (Briq.) Cif. & Giacom.
Carex davalliana var. cyrnea Briq.
Carex frigida f. comari (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Kük.
Carex frigida f. flavescens Christ
Carex frigida f. pyrenaica Christ
Carex frigida var. brevirostris Kük.
Carex frigida var. flavescens Christ
Carex frigida var. geniculata (Host) Nyman
Carex geniculata Host
Carex helvetica Honck.
Carex pseudofrigida C.B.Clarke
Carex spadicea Schkuhr
Carex sphaerica Lapeyr.
Carex variegata Lam.

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Flavien Saboureau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Flavien Saboureau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gabriel OLLIVIER, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: pietro.brignoli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Albert Burgas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Flavien Saboureau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Katrin Simon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Santiago Martín-Bravo, 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). About our plant data.