Carex echinata

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

Description
Carex echinata has a solid, ridged stem that may exceed 1 m in height and it has a few thready leaves toward the base. The inflorescences are star-shaped spikelets and are 3 - 15 mm wide.

It is infected by the fungal species Anthracoidea karii.

Distribution
This plant is native to North and Central America and parts of Eurasia; as of 2016, it has 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.