Cyperaceae
Twotipped sedge
Carex lachenalii
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (10)
- Chinese
- 二裂薹草, 二裂苔草
- Czech
- Ostřice svišťová, Tuřice svišťová
- English
- Twotipped sedge, Twoparted sedge
- Finnish
- Riekonsara
- French
- Laiche de lachenal
- hsb
- Sněžična rězna
- Polish
- Turzyca Lachenala
- Russian
- Осока Лашеналя, Осока двухраздельная, Осока Лахеналя, Осока трёхколосковая, Осока трёхраздельная
- Swedish
- Ripstarr
- Welsh
- Hesgen troed ysgyfarnog
Synonyms
- Carex heleonastes var. lachenalii (Schkuhr) Fiori
- Vignea lachenalii (Schkuhr) Soják
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.