Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Carex sterilis Willd.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Carex ×minganinsularum Raymond, Carex elachycarpa Fernald., Carex muricata L. var. sterilis (Willd.) Gleason, Kobresia elachycarpa (Fern.) Fern.

Common names:

Aroostook sedge (1913) (5)

Barren sedge (1840) (19)

Dioecious sedge (Present) (50)

Involute-leaf sedge [Involute-leaved sedge] (1913) (5)

Little prickly sedge (1907, IA) (72)