Cyperaceae

Gray's sedge

Carex grayi J.Carey

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex

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Gray's sedge: Species : Carex grayi Family : Cyperaceae Image No. 2 — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: سعادي غريه
Czech: Ostřice Grayova
English: Gray's sedge
Finnish: Piikkinuijasara
Russian: Осока Грея
Swedish: Spikklubbestarr

Synonyms

Carex asa-grayi L.H.Bailey
Carex asa-grayi var. hispidula (A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey
Carex grayi var. grayi
Carex grayi var. hispidula A.Gray ex L.H.Bailey
Carex grayi var. rariflora Farw.
Carex intumescens var. globularis A.Gray

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: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Thomas D. Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, 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.