Few-Ribbed Sedge vs thin-spiked wood-sedge

Carex lenticularis compared with Carex strigosa

Key Differences

• Few-Ribbed Sedge is Least Concern while thin-spiked wood-sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Few-Ribbed Sedge	thin-spiked wood-sedge
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order same	Poales (イネ目)	Poales (イネ目)
Family same	Cyperaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus same	Carex	Carex
Species	Carex lenticularis	Carex strigosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Few-Ribbed Sedge and thin-spiked wood-sedge share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carex.

Conservation Status

Few-Ribbed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

thin-spiked wood-sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Few-Ribbed Sedge	thin-spiked wood-sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Few-Ribbed Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

thin-spiked wood-sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway