★ Carex nebrascensis (Nebraska sedge)

Written By Emily KenCairn

Early June, wet year.

https://coloradoplants.jeffco.us/plant/details/225

Origin:nativeGrowth Form:herbaceousLife Cycle:perennialGroup:angiosperm (plant with covered seed).Subgroup:monocot (plants with one seed leaf and parallel veins).Life Zone:plains to subalpineHabitat:streamsides, moist areas such as springs, alkaline meadows.Ecology:readily grazed by livestock.

Common Name:NEBRASKA SEDGEScientific Name:Carex nebrascensis Derivation:nebrascensis - from NebraskaFamily:Cyperaceae - SedgeFamily Detail:stems are often 3-sided (triangular); grass-like, perennial (non-woody plants; stems not hollow; wet or marshy areas; reduced flowers in spikes (unstalked flowers along a main axis).Species Detail:leaves glaucous (contains white waxy covering).Mature Height:up to 5 feet.

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