''Carex lurida'' is a monocot species of the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

, also known as the sedge family. The common name for ''Carex lurida'' is shallow sedge. ''Carex lurida'' is an obligate wetland plant.

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Flora of Northern America lurida Taxa named by Göran Wahlenberg {{Carex-stub