Cyperaceae
Eastern straw sedge
Carex straminea
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Eastern straw sedge
- Finnish
- Ventosara
- Swedish
- Slaktoppsstarr
Synonyms
- Carex cristata var. mirabilis (Dewey) W.Boott
- Carex festucacea var. tenera J.Carey
- Carex hormathodes var. richii (Fernald) Fernald
- Carex richii (Fernald) Mack.
- Carex scoparia var. fulva W.Boott
- Carex straminea f. multa L.H.Bailey
- Carex straminea f. perlonga Fernald
- Carex straminea f. richii (Fernald) Kük.
- Carex straminea f. tincta Fernald
- Carex straminea var. brevior L.H.Bailey
- Carex straminea var. minor Dewey
- Carex straminea var. prorepens Kük.
- Carex straminea var. schkuhrii J.Gay
- Carex straminea var. straminea
- Carex straminea var. tenera (J.Carey) Boott
- Carex straminea var. typica Macoun
- Carex tenera var. richii Fernald
- Vignea straminea (Willd. ex Schkuhr) Raf.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Daderot, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.