Cyperaceae

Greater straw sedge

Carex normalis Mack.

Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex

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Greater straw sedge (Carex normalis) — FruitPhoto: skylar_schell, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Greater straw sedge, Spreading oval sedge

Synonyms

Carex cristata var. mirabilis (Tuck.) A.Gray
Carex festucacea var. mirabilis (Dewey) J.Carey
Carex mirabilis Dewey
Carex mirabilis var. perlonga Fernald
Carex normalis f. normalis
Carex normalis f. perlonga (Fernald) Fernald
Carex normalis var. perlonga (Fernald) Burnham
Carex straminea f. perlonga Kük.
Carex straminea var. mirabilis Tuck.

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FruitPhoto: skylar_schell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: cassi saari, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: cassi saari, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: William Coville, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Quinten Wiegersma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: cassi saari, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steven Lamonde, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: caseyzill, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.