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Upright Sedge
Carex stricta Lam

Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
Height:
1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Blue, Green, Orange
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September

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Notes/Description:

A slender, 1-3 ft. grass-like plant with a cluster of brown seed capsules clinging high on the stem. Stems bearing greenish or brownish spikes of inconspicuous flowers above dense tufts of grass-like leaves. Green leaves are exceeded by the stem in height. Forms large tufts or hummocks to 3 ft. wide.The easiest way to recognize this sedge is by its distinctive, elevated tussocks (dense tufts) in open wet areas. It grows abundantly, often in seasonally flooded sites.

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