Cyperaceae
Inflated narrow-leaf sedge
Carex grisea
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Inflated narrow-leaf sedge, Inflated narrow leaf sedge, Inflated narrow leaved sedge, Inflated narrow-leaved sedge, Inflated narrowleaf sedge, Inflated narrowleaved sedge, Wood gray sedge
Synonyms
- Carex amphibola var. turgida Fernald
- Carex turgida (Fernald) J.W.Moore
- Manochlaenia grisea (Wahlenb.) Fedde & J.Schust.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, 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.