Cyperaceae
Plantainleaf sedge
Carex plantaginea
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 薹草, 苔草
- Czech
- Ostřice jitrocelovitá
- Danish
- Vejbred-Star
- English
- Plantainleaf sedge
- Persian
- کارکس پلانتاگینئا
- Polish
- Turzyca babkowata
Synonyms
- Anithista latifolia (Moench) Raf.
- Carex latifolia Moench
- Deweya plantaginea (Lam.) 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.