Cyperaceae
Remote sedge
Carex remota
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (20)
- Belarusian
- Асака рассунутая
- Bulgarian
- Редкокласа острица
- Czech
- Ostřice řídkoklasá, Tuřice řídkoklasá
- Danish
- Akselblomstret Star
- Dutch
- Ijle zegge
- English
- Remote sedge
- Estonian
- Varjutarn
- Finnish
- Hajasara
- French
- Laîche espacée, Laîche à épis espacés
- German
- Winkel-Segge, Lockerährige Segge, Winkelsegge
- hsb
- Kućikata rězna
- Latvian
- Attālvārpu grīslis
- Lithuanian
- Retavarpė viksva
- Macedonian
- Реткокласчеста острика
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Slakkstarr
- Polish
- Turzyca rzadkokłosa
- Romanian
- Rogoz îndepărtat
- Russian
- Осока раздвинутая, Осока расставленная, Осока расставленноколосковая, Осока редкоколосковая
- Swedish
- Skärmstarr
- Welsh
- Hesgen blodau anghyfagos
Synonyms
- Carex remota var. axillaris (L.) Döll
- Caricina remota (L.) St.-Lag.
- Diemisa remota (L.) Raf.
- Vignea remota (L.) Rchb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 09:56, 23 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 09:57, 23 July 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: This image is created by user P. Verstichel at Observation.org , a global biodiv, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mathieu MENAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Augustin ROCHE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Liliane ROUBAUDI, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emmanuel STRATMAINS, 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.