Cyperaceae
Rough sedge
Carex muricata
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (16)
- arz
- كاريكس موريكاتا
- Belarusian
- Асака востраканцовая
- Bulgarian
- Бодлива острица
- Czech
- Ostřice měkkoostenná, Tuřice měkkoostenná
- Dutch
- Dichte bermzegge
- English
- Rough sedge
- Estonian
- Siiltarn
- Finnish
- Törrösara
- French
- Laîche de paira
- German
- Sparrige Segge
- hsb
- Wotstejaca rězna
- Latvian
- Vara grīslis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Piggstarr
- Russian
- Осока колючковатая, Осока ежевидная, Осока колючеколосковая, Осока колючковая, Осока остроконечная, Осока шиповатая
- Swedish
- Mörk snårstarr
- Welsh
- Hesgen ysbigog
Synonyms
- Carex divulsa Gaudin
- Carex muricata var. densa Wallr.
- Carex muricata var. muricata
- Caricina muricata (L.) St.-Lag.
- Vignea muricata (L.) Rchb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: klara kucerova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.