Greater Straw Sedge
Scientific Name: Carex normalis
Perennial sedge with narrow, grass-like, green leaves up to 2 feet long and 1/4 inch wide that typically grows in a slowly creeping clump up to 2-3 feet tall.
Greater Straw Sedge
Scientific Name: Carex normalis
Greater Straw Sedge
| Genus species: | Carex normalis | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Greater Straw Sedge | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Cyperaceae 
Annual or perennial herbs, often with triangular stems (culms), the pith usually present; leaves alternate, the blades simple, grasslike (linear with parallel venation), with a tubular sheath usually closed at the apex; flowers (florets) bisexual or unisexual, very small, in spikelets; fruit an achene or nutlet, often triangular or lenticular. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Sedge | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | J.D. Mancini | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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