Lesser Tussock Sedge (Carex diandra) – Care, Growing Guide & Benefits

Lesser Tussock SedgeCarex diandra

Also known as Bog Panicled Sedge · Lesser Panicled Sedge · Two-Ridged Sedge

Carex diandra is a tufted perennial sedge forming dense tussocks in northern temperate wetlands, fens, and bogs. Characterized by slender triangular stems and narrow.

Lesser Tussock Sedge — (Carex diandra) — Photograph © François Rousseu · CC-BY-NC

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Lesser Tussock Sedge Names & Synonyms

Common names and botanical synonyms

Common Names

Bog Panicled Sedge
Lesser Panicled Sedge
Lesser Tussock Sedge
Two-Ridged Sedge
Two-Stamen Sedge
Two-Stamened Sedge

Synonyms

Carex bernardina Parish
Carex ehrhartiana Hoppe ex Boott
Carex pseudoparadoxa S.Gibson
Carex teretiuscula Gooden.
Caricina teretiuscula (Gooden.) St.-Lag.
Physiglochis teretiuscula (Gooden.) Raf.
Vignea diandra (Schrank) Soják
Vignea teretiuscula (Gooden.) Rchb.

Lesser Tussock Sedge Taxonomy

Botanical classification

Taxonomic classification of Lesser Tussock Sedge
Rank	Name
kingdom	Plantae
division	Tracheophyta
class	Liliopsida
order	Poales
family	Cyperaceae
genus	Carex
species	Carex diandra