Cyperaceae
Carex umbrosa
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Carex
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Common names
By language (11)
- Belarusian
- Асака ценявая
- Bulgarian
- Сенчеста острица
- Czech
- Ostřice stinná
- Estonian
- Vilutarn
- German
- Schatten-Segge
- hsb
- Chłódkowa rězna
- Hungarian
- Árnyéki sás
- Persian
- کارکس آمبروسا
- Polish
- Turzyca cienista
- Russian
- Осока теневая
- Ukrainian
- Осока затінкова
Synonyms
- Carex bremurii Christ ex Meinsh.
- Carex caryophyllea var. umbrosa (Host) Fiori
- Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Crép.
- Carex praecox var. umbrosa (Host) Wimm. & Grab.
Photos

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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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). About our plant data.