Carex echinata


Carex echinata is a species of sedge known by the common names star sedge and little prickly sedge.

Description

Carex echinata is a tussock-forming, grasslike plant in the family Cyperaceae. It has a solid, ridged stem that may exceed in height with a few thready leaves toward the base. The inflorescences are star-shaped spikelets and are wide.
It is infected by the fungal species Anthracoidea karii.

Distribution and habitat

This plant is native to North and Central America and parts of Eurasia; as of 2016, it had spread as far as Taiwan. Carex echinata is a plant of wet forests, marshes, and mountain meadows of moderate elevation. It is commonly associated with peat bogs.