Cyperaceae
Richwoods sedge
Carex oligocarpa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Carex oligocarpaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Richwoods sedge
Synonyms
- Carex oligocarpa f. subuniflora (Steud.) Kük.
- Carex oligocarpa f. triflora Kük.
- Carex oligocarpa f. triflora Peck
- Carex oligocarpa var. major Torr.
- Carex oligocarpa var. minor Boott
- Carex oligocarpa var. sartwelliana Dewey
- Carex subuniflora Steud.
- Carex vleckii Schwein.
- Deweya oligocarpa (Willd.) Raf.
- Olotrema oligocarpa (Willd.) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- 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.