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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)
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)
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
Oak 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)
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)
Plantainleaf Sedge - Photo (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott CC
Plantainleaf Sedge (Carex plantaginea) Info
Carex plantaginea is a perennial herb of the sedge family with the common name seersucker sedge or plaintainleaf sedge, which grows up to 0.9 metres (2 ft 11 in) tall. It grows in meadows and woods from Maine to Georgia. (Wikipedia)
Eastern Woodland Sedge - Photo (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Douglas Goldman CC
Eastern Woodland Sedge (Carex blanda) Info
Carex blanda, the common woodland sedge or eastern woodland sedge, is a sedge native to a wide variety of habitats in the eastern and central United States and Canada. (Wikipedia)
Hairy Sedge - Photo (c) Bart  Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Hairy Sedge (Carex hirta) Info
Carex hirta, the hairy sedge, is a species of sedge found across Europe. It has characteristic hairy leaves and inflorescences, and is the type species of the genus Carex. (Wikipedia)
Gray's Sedge - Photo (c) Tyler Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Gray's Sedge (Carex grayi) Info
Carex grayi, commonly known as Gray's sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the Cyperaceae family. (Wikipedia)
European Woodland Sedge - Photo (c) Martin A. Prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martin A. Prinz CC
European Woodland Sedge (Carex sylvatica) Info
Carex sylvatica is a species of sedge found in deciduous woodlands across Europe. It typically reaches 60 cm (24 in) tall, and has an inflorescence made up of 3–5 pendent female spikes and a single male spike. It is also used as a garden plant, and has been introduced to North America and New Zealand. (Wikipedia)
Hop Sedge - Photo (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael J. Papay CC
Hop Sedge (Carex lupulina) Info
Carex lupulina, known as hop sedge or common hop sedge, is a species of sedge native to most of eastern North America. (Wikipedia)
Blue Sedge - Photo (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Blue Sedge (Carex flacca) Info
Carex flacca, with common names blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, or carnation-grass, (syn. Carex glauca), is a species of sedge native to parts of Europe and North Africa. It is frequent in a range of habitats, including grasslands, moorlands, exposed and disturbed soil, and the upper edges of salt marshes. It has naturalized in eastern North America. (Wikipedia)
Slough Sedge - Photo (c) Sydney Fisher Larson, all rights reserved, uploaded by Sydney Fisher Larson C
Slough Sedge (Carex obnupta) Info
Carex obnupta is a species of sedge known by the common name slough sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California where it grows abundantly in wet, often saline habitat such as wetlands. The plant produces upright, angled stems approaching 1.2 meters in maximum height, growing in beds or colonies from rhizome networks. The inflorescence is a cluster of flower spikes accompanied by a long leaflike bract. The pistillate spikes and... (Wikipedia)
Tussock Sedge - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Evan Barker CC
Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta) Info
Carex stricta is a species of sedge known by the common names upright sedge and tussock sedge. It is grass-like and can be difficult to distinguish from other plants, because of its long, triangular, green stems. The plant grows in moist marshes, forests and alongside bodies of water. 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... (Wikipedia)
Cyperus Sedge - Photo (c) bmiller001, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Cyperus Sedge (Carex pseudocyperus) Info
Carex pseudocyperus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name cyperus sedge or hop sedge. It grows in marshes, swamps, and the margins of ponds, rivers and canals. The stems can be up to 90 centimetres (35 in) with one male spike and 3–-5 pendulous female spikes, and bright yellow-green leaves to 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in). (Wikipedia)
Smooth Black Sedge - Photo (c) Mihail Knjasev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mihail Knjasev CC
Smooth Black Sedge (Carex nigra) Info
Carex nigra (L.) Reichard (syn. C. acuta auct. non L.) is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, NW Africa and E North America. Common names include common sedge, black sedge or smooth black sedge. The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia, Turkey and probably Caucasus. (Wikipedia)
Star Sedge - Photo (c) jiayizhou-zoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jiayizhou-zoe CC
Star Sedge (Carex echinata) Info
Carex echinata is a species of sedge known by the common names star sedge and little prickly sedge. (Wikipedia)