Bromelike Sedge
Carex bromoides
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This delicate sedge looks like a smaller version of the better-known Carex stricta (Tussock Sedge), although it is not closely related to the latter species. It has a grassy appearance, superficially resembling one of the Brome grasses (Bromus spp.) or perhaps another grass. However, unlike a Brome grass, it forms dense tussocks. In Illinois, the closest relative of Brome-Like Sedge is Carex deweyana (Dewey's Sedge); this latter species has been found only once within the state. Dewey's Sedge differs by having wider leaf blades (exceeding 3 mm. across), wider perigynia that lack significant veins along their inner sides, and spikelets that are less likely to overlap with each other along the rachis (central stalk) of the inflorescence.
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- (c) "<a href=""http://www.knps.org"">Kentucky Native Plant Society</a>. Scanned by <a href=""http://www.omnitekinc.com/"">Omnitek Inc</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/cabr14_001_lvd.jpg
- (c) PlantCollections, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.dev.morphbank.net/?id=234513&imgType=jpg
- (c) John Hilty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29586580
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