Cyperaceae
Dioecious sedge
Carex sterilis
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dioecious sedge, Sterile sedge
Synonyms
- Carex elachycarpa Fernald
- Carex muricata var. sterilis (Willd.) Gleason
- Carex stellulata var. sterilis (Willd.) J.Carey
- Carex sterilis f. flexibilis Farw.
- Carex sterilis var. aequidistans Peck
- Carex sterilis var. angustata L.H.Bailey
- Carex sterilis var. rousseauiana Raymond
- Kobresia elachycarpa (Fernald) Fernald
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.