Cyperaceae
Spike sedge
Carex nardina
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 异株薹草, 异株苔草
- English
- Spike sedge, Northern bog sedge, Yellow bog sedge, Bog sedge
- Finnish
- Jäkkisara
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Skjeggstarr
- Russian
- Осока женственная, Осока женосильная
- Swedish
- Staggstarr
Synonyms
- Carex chordorrhiza subsp. gynocrates Nyman
- Carex dioica subsp. gynocrates (Nyman) Hultén
- Carex dioica var. gynocrates (Wormsk.) Ostenf.
- Carex gynocrates Wormsk.
- Carex gynocrates Wormsk. ex Drejer
- Kobresia nardina Hornem.
- Vignea gynocrates (Nyman) Soják
- Vignea nardina (Hornem.) Soják
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Summe, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Summe, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeffery M. Saarela, Paul C. Sokoloff, Roger D. Bull, 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.