Carex dipsacea

Carex dipsacea, the teasel sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to New Zealand.^[1][2] Preferring poorly drained soils, it is planted as an ornamental for its colorful autumn foliage.^[2] There is a cultivar, 'Dark Horse', which is commercially available.^[3]

Carex dipsacea
'Dark Horse' cultivar at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. dipsacea
Binomial name
Carex dipsacea Berggr.
Synonyms[1]
Carex tahoata Hamlin