Cyperaceae
Weak sedge
Carex laxa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 稀花薹草, 稀花苔草
- English
- Weak sedge
- Finnish
- Velttosara
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Finnmarksstarr
- Swedish
- Slakstarr
Synonyms
- Carex laxa f. approximata Holmb.
- Carex laxa f. refracta Holmb.
- Carex macrochlamys Franch.
- Olamblis laxa (Wahlenb.) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
Photos
Photo: Matti Virtala, CC0, 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.