Carex radiata

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus=Carex

|species=radiata

|authority=(Wahlenb.) Small

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• Carex rosea var. minor Boott
• Carex rosea var. radiata (Wahlenb.) Dewey
• Carex stellulata var. radiata Wahlenb.
• Carex sylvicola J.M.Webber & P.W.Ball

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Carex radiata, the eastern star sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to central and eastern North America.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1086060-2 |title=Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=26 August 2021 }} It is cultivated for its yellowish-green foliage and its relatively—for a sedge—showy flowers.{{cite web |url=http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=299620 |title=Carex radiata |author= |date= |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=26 August 2021 }}