Cyperaceae
Parallel sedge
Carex parallela
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (5)
- English
- Parallel sedge
- Finnish
- Soukkasara
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Smalstarr
- Russian
- Осока параллельная
- Swedish
- Lappstarr
Synonyms
- Carex dioica subsp. parallela (Laest.) C.Hartm.
- Carex dioica var. parallela Laest.
- Vignea parallela (Laest.) Soják
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Greenland: 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.