Cyperaceae
Knob sedge
Carex inversa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Knob sedge
Synonyms
- Carex inversa f. major (Boott) Kük.
- Carex inversa f. parvula Kük.
- Carex inversa var. costata Kük.
- Carex inversa var. leichardtii Boeckeler
- Carex inversa var. major Boott
- Carex inversa var. minor Boott
- Carex inversa var. perigynium Boott
- Carex paupera Nelmes
- Carex rhytidocarpa Nelmes
- Carex smaragdina Colenso
- Vignea inversa (R.Br.) Soják
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Harry Rose, CC BY 2.0, 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.