Carex hispida (common name, hispid sedge) is a species of tussock-forming, grass-like perennial plant in the family Cyperaceae.

[1][2] Carex hispida is a grass-like perennial plant, with stems growing from 45–100 cm in height.

Leaves are 4–8 mm wide and shorter than the stems.

[3] It is a rhizomatous plant with multiple male and female spikes per stem.

[4] Carex hispida favours wet, marshy conditions, such as non-saline bogs, ditches and marshlands.