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True Sedges - Photo (c) ksandsman, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by ksandsman CC
True Sedges (Genus Carex) Info
Carex is a vast genus of almost 2,000 species of grassy plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the Cyperaceae family are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology. (Wikipedia)
Carex Subg. Carex - Photo (c) williamdomenge9, all rights reserved, uploaded by williamdomenge9 C
Carex Subg. Carex (Subgenus Carex) Info
Carex is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology. (Wikipedia)
Carex Subg. Vignea - Photo (c) Vladimir Bryukhov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Vladimir Bryukhov CC
Carex Subg. Vignea (Subgenus Vignea) Info
Carex is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology. (Wikipedia)
Hanging Sedge - Photo (c) Kentish Plumber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Hanging Sedge (Carex pendula) Info
Carex pendula (pendulous sedge, also known as hanging, drooping or weeping sedge) is a large sedge of the genus Carex. It occurs in woodland, scrubland, hedges and beside streams, preferring damp, heavy clay soils. It is sometimes grown as a garden plant because of its distinctive appearance. (Wikipedia)
Sallow Sedge - Photo (c) Kyle, all rights reserved, uploaded by Kyle C
Sallow Sedge (Carex lurida) Info
Carex lurida is a monocot species belonging to the family Cyperaceae family, also known as the sedge family. The common name for Carex lurida is shallow sedge. Carex lurida is an obligate wetland plant. (Wikipedia)
Carex Subg. Uncinia - Photo (c) Don Sutherland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Don Sutherland CC
Carex Subg. Uncinia (Subgenus Uncinia) Info
Uncinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, known as hook-sedges in Australia and as hook grasses or bastard grasses in New Zealand. The genus is characterised by the presence of a long hook formed by an extension of the rachilla, which is used to attach the fruit to passing animals (epizoochory), especially birds, and it is this feature which gives the genus its name, from the Latin uncinus, meaning a hook or... (Wikipedia)
Bladder Sedge - Photo (c) Jeff Skrentny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jeff Skrentny CC
Bladder Sedge (Carex intumescens) Info
Carex intumescens, also known as bladder sedge, is a species of Carex native to Canada and the eastern United States. (Wikipedia)
Pennsylvania Sedge - Photo (c) Matt Flower, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matt Flower CC
Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) Info
Carex pensylvanica is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family commonly called Pennsylvania sedge (sometimes shortened to Penn sedge). Other common names include early sedge, common oak sedge, and yellow sedge. (Wikipedia)
Carex flava - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Dag Endresen CC
Complex Carex flava Info
Carex flava, called hedgehog grass, is a widespread species of sedge (genus Carex), native to the northern United States, Canada, Iceland, Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, the Transcaucasus area, and parts of Siberia. It is the namesake of the Carex flava species complex. (Wikipedia)
Fox Sedge - Photo (c) Nelson DeBarros, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nelson DeBarros CC
Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) Info
Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known by the common name fox sedge or American fox-sedge. It is native to North America, including most of Canada, the Dominican Republic, the United States and parts of Mexico, and it is known in Europe and New Zealand as an introduced species. The sedge lives in wet and seasonally wet habitat, and grows easily as a roadside weed. It produces clumps of stems up to a meter tall.... (Wikipedia)