Cyperaceae
Carex pulicaris
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (18)
- arz
- كاريكس بوليكاريس
- Catalan
- Laîche puce
- Croatian
- Buhin šaš
- Czech
- Ostřice blešní
- Dutch
- Vlozegge
- Estonian
- Kirptarn
- Finnish
- Kirppusara
- French
- Laîche puce
- German
- Floh-Segge, Laîche puce
- hsb
- Pchowa rězna
- Japanese
- カレクス・プリカリス
- Latvian
- Blusu grīslis
- Lithuanian
- Blusinė viksva, Laîche puce
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Loppestarr
- Polish
- Turzyca pchla
- Russian
- Осока блошиная
- Swedish
- Loppstarr, Laîche puce
- Welsh
- Hesgen y chwain
Synonyms
- Carex psyllophora L.f.
- Carex pulicaris var. caespitosa Vollm.
- Caricinella pulicaris (L.) St.-Lag.
- Psyllophora pulicaris (L.) Schur
- Psyllophora puliciformis Montandon
- Psyllophora vulgaris Heuff.
- Vignea pulicaris (L.) Rchb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:04, 29 June 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: T.Voekler, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BotaFlo, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BotaFlo, CC0, 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.