Cyperaceae

Limestone meadow sedge

Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Limestone meadow sedge, Granular sedge

Synonyms

Carex chalaros Steud.
Carex granularis var. granularis
Carex granularis var. haleana (Olney) Porter
Carex granularis var. recta Dewey ex Alph.Wood
Carex granularis var. shriveri Britton
Carex haleana Olney
Carex rectior Mack.
Carex shriveri (Britton) Britton
Deweya granularis (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Summit Metro Parks Curator, Robert Curtis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 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.