Grasses and Sedges of Wabu Woods SNA

Soft-leaved sedge (Carex disperma)

Carex disperma is a species of sedge known by the common name softleaf sedge. It is native to much of the northern Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Greenland, most of Canada and the contiguous United States, and across Eurasia.

Interior sedge (Carex interior)

Carex interior is a species of sedge known by the common name inland sedge. It is native to much of North America from Alaska to northern Mexico to the mid-Atlantic United States. It grows in wet habitat, most often in calcareous soils. This sedge produces clumps of stems approaching a meter in maximum height, with a few leaves at each stem. The inflorescence is an open ...more ↓

Bladder sedge (Carex intumescens)

Carex intumescens, also known as bladder sedge, is a species of Carex native to Canada and the eastern United States.

Lake sedge (Carex lacustris)

Carex lacustris, known as lake sedge (lucastris is from the Latin lacus, or lake), is a tufted grass-like perennial of the sedge family (Cyperaceae), native to southern Canada and the northern United States. C. lacustris us an herbaceous surface-piercing plant that grows in water up to 50 cm (1.6 ft) deep, and grows 50–150 cm (1.6–4.9 ft) tall.

Bristle-stalked sedge (Carex leptalea)

Carex leptalea is a species of sedge known by the common names bristly-stalked sedge and flaccid sedge. It is native to much of North America including most of Canada, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. It only grows in wetlands. This sedge produces dense clusters of thin stems up to 70 centimeters tall from a network of branching rhizomes. The thin, ...more ↓

Candle-lantern sedge (Carex limosa)

Carex limosa is a species of sedge known by the common names bog-sedge, mud sedge and shore sedge.

Beaked sedge (Carex utriculata)

Carex utriculata is a species of sedge known by the common name Northwest Territory sedge.

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