Carex hispida (common name, hispid sedge) is a species of tussock-forming, grass-like perennial plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean.
Carex hispida is a grass-like perennial plant, with stems growing from 45âÂÂ100 cm in height. Basal sheaths are dark brown and fibrous. Leaves are 4âÂÂ8 mm wide and shorter than the stems. It is a rhizomatous plant with multiple male and female spikes per stem. Female spikes are unusually long (4âÂÂ12 cm), with very short beaks at the end of the spike.
Carex hispida favours wet, marshy conditions, such as non-saline bogs, ditches and marshlands.