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Carex stricta is a species of sedge known by the common names upright sedge [1] and tussock sedge. [2] The plant grows in moist marshes, forests and alongside bodies of water. [3] It grows up to 2 feet (0.61 m) tall and 2 feet (0.61 m) wide. When the leaves die, they build on top of or around the living plant, making a "tussock". [3]
Carex sect. Phacocystis is a section of the genus Carex, containing between 70 and 90 species worldwide. [1] With 31 species in the North American flora, sedges in Carex sect. Phacocystis commonly occur in wetlands such as shorelines, marshes, and tundra.
Carex is a vast genus of over 2,000 species [2] 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.
Mt. Cuba's well-documented plant collection is focused on the study of eastern North American flora, with emphasis on the Appalachian Piedmont. The collections hold over 6,500 accessions. Horticultural research focuses on Coreopsis, Heuchera, Baptisia, and Trillium. Mt. Cuba Center is a "national collection" holder for Hexastylis and Trillium.
Carex anthoxanthea — yellow-flowered sedge; Carex aperta — Columbian sedge; Carex appalachica — Appalachian sedge; Carex aquatilis — water sedge; Carex arcta — northern clustered sedge; Carex arctata — black sedge; Carex arctiformis — polar sedge; Carex argyrantha — hay sedge; Carex assiniboinensis — Assiniboine sedge; Carex ...
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Carex tribuloides, the blunt broom sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and Veracruz in Mexico, and introduced in Sweden. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is an important food for soras ( Porzana carolina ) during their spring migration.
Carex lacustris, known as lake sedge (lucastris is from the Latin lacus, or lake), is a tufted grass-like perennial of the sedge family , native to southern Canada and the northern United States. [5] 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. [ 6 ]