Cyperaceae
Carex otrubae
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (16)
- Chinese
- 捷克苔草, 捷克薹草
- Czech
- Ostřice Otrubova, Tuřice Otrubova
- Dutch
- Valse voszegge
- Estonian
- Tihe tarn
- Finnish
- Revonsara
- French
- Laîche cuivrée
- German
- Hain-Segge, Falsche Fuchs-Segge
- hsb
- Hajowa rězna
- Irish
- Cíb an mhadra rua
- Latvian
- Otruba grīslis
- Lithuanian
- Krūminė viksva
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Knortestarr
- Persian
- کارکس اتروبائه
- Russian
- Осока Отрубы
- Swedish
- Blankstarr, Grönaxig rävstarr
- Welsh
- Hesgen dywysennog goesadeiniog
Synonyms
- Carex cuprina var. subcontigua (Kük.) De Langhe & Lambinon
- Carex lamprophysa Sam. ex Nordh.
- Carex nemorosa Rebent.
- Carex otrubae f. bracteata (G.Mey.) Soó
- Carex otrubae f. interrupta (Peterm.) Soó
- Carex otrubae var. subcontigua (Kük.) De Langhe & J.Duvign.
- Carex subvulpina Senay
- Carex subvulpina var. subcontigua (Kük.) Senay
- Carex vulpina f. bracteata G.Mey.
- Carex vulpina f. interrupta Peterm.
- Carex vulpina f. nemorosa (DC.) W.D.J.Koch
- Carex vulpina subsp. nemorosa (DC.) K.Richt.
- Carex vulpina subsp. nemorosa (Rebent.) Blytt
- Carex vulpina var. nemorosa DC.
- Carex vulpina var. nemorosa (Rebent.) Rchb.
- Carex vulpina var. subcontigua Kük.
- Vignea nemorosa (DC.) Rchb.
- Vignea otrubae (Podp.) Soják
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
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Photo: Jacques MARÉCHAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacques MARÉCHAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacques MARÉCHAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacques MARÉCHAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacques MARÉCHAL, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Dominique REMAUD, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dominique REMAUD, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.