Madeira Islands, Algeria, Morocco, Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia; Iran; Iraq; Lebanon; Syria; Turkey; much of Europe
Carex pendula (hanging sedge) is an ornamental sedge in the Cyperaceae that is native to Europe. It can grow up to 6 feet tall. Leaf tips are red-brown to purple in color. It spreads via rhizomes and seeds and favors forest, riparian, and meadow habitat.
Grown as an ornamental.