Carex gigantea

Carex gigantea, the giant sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the southeastern U.S. and adjoining states.^[1][2] A perennial reaching 120 cm (4 ft), it is found at elevations from 0 to 400 m (0 to 1,300 ft) in swamps and wet clearings.^[2][3]

Carex gigantea
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. gigantea
Binomial name
Carex gigantea Rudge
Synonyms[1]
List Carex gigantea var. grandis (L.H.Bailey) Farw. Carex gigantea f. minor Farw. Carex gigantea f. pedunculata (Dewey) Farw. Carex grandis L.H.Bailey Carex grandis var. helleri L.H.Bailey Carex lacustris var. gigantea (Rudge) Pursh Carex lupulina var. gigantea (Rudge) Britton Carex lupulina var. pedunculata Dewey