Cyperaceae

James' sedge

Carex jamesii Schwein.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex

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James' sedge: James' sedge (Carex jamesii) in East Woods of the Morton Arboretum — Photo: Jason Sturner from Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 二籽苔草, 二籽薹草
English: James' sedge
Persian: کارکس جامسی

Synonyms

Carex austromontana Parish
Carex disperma Kunth
Carex jacintoensis Parish
Carex jamesii var. austromontana (Parish) Kük.
Carex steudelii Kunth
Dapedostachys steudelii (Kunth) Fedde & J.Schust.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Jason Sturner from Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, 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.