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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 haydenii (common name, Hayden's sedge), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the north-central and northeastern United States. [1] Preferring to grow in wet, shady situations, but able to tolerate full sun, it is recommended for rain gardens .
The larvae feed on false-brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), wood small-reed (Calamagrostis epigejos), upright sedge (Carex stricta), tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). They mine the leaves of their host plant. [6] Larvae can be found from autumn to June. The species overwinters within the mine.
Carex subspathacea f. stricta Drejer. Carex subspathacea , called Hoppner's sedge , is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex , native to coastal salt marshes of the Arctic and northwest Pacific Oceans; Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, northern and far eastern Russia, Korea, and Japan. [ 2 ]
Carex stipata, variously called the prickly sedge, awl-fruited sedge, awlfruit sedge, owlfruit sedge, swamp sedge, sawbeak sedge, stalk-grain sedge and common fox sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada, the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Far Eastern Russia. [3] [4] [5] [2] It is a wetland obligate. [6]
Some species of male birds dance to impress their mates, such as the complicated dance routine of the little red-capped manakin or the flashy display of the male peacock. In other species, the ...
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.