Carex Aurea, commonly known as Bowles’ Golden Sedge or the Golden Fruited Sedge, is primarily used as an ornamental grass in gardens to add texture and contrast. It provides erosion control when planted along stream banks. Historically, its leaves have been used as insulation in footwear, in traditional medicine, for weaving baskets, making ropes, fishing traps, twine, and torches. Some Native American communities consider Carex plants sacred and use them in religious and political gatherings.