Longhair Sedge (MatBio: GRASSES, SEDGES & RUSHES - Matanzas Biodiversity)

Longhair Sedge

Carex comosa

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Carex comosa is a species of sedge known by the common name longhair sedge. It is native to North America, where it grows in western and eastern regions of Canada and the United States, and parts of Mexico. It grows in wet places, including meadows and many types of wetlands. Tolerates deeper water than most common species and is good for retention basins. This sedge produces clumps of triangular stems up to 100 or 120 centimeters...

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Bottlebrush Sedge is a member of a small group of wetland sedges that have bottlebrush-shaped pistillate spikelets. They are attractive in appearance, but require moist to wet conditions. Bottlebrush Sedge can be readily distinguished from similar sedges by the long spreading teeth of its perigynia (1.02.0 mm.); similar sedges have shorter teeth that remain appressed together. It also has perigynia that are less inflated than those of similar sedges. Another common name of Carex comosa is Bristly Sedge.

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(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carex_comosa
(c) John Hilty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29448215

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