Cyperaceae
Lapland sedge
Carex lapponica
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Carex lapponicaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (4)
- English
- Lapland sedge
- Finnish
- Lapinsara
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Lappstarr
- Swedish
- Nordstarr
Synonyms
- Carex canescens subsp. lapponica (O.Lang) Hiitonen
- Carex canescens subsp. subloliacea (Laest.) K.Richt.
- Carex canescens var. lapponica (O.Lang) Nyman
- Carex canescens var. subloliacea Laest.
- Carex lapponica f. major Holmb.
- Carex subloliacea (Laest.) E.P.Bicknell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: 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.