Carex lurida Wahlenb. Sallow sedge, shallow sedge
This sedge is native to North America. Identification: The sedge has a tuft of leaves at the bottom and stems, technically culms, up to 28" (71 cm) long. The leaf blades, resembling grass, are about a foot long and ⅜" (9.5 mm) across. The culms have one to four yellow-green, spiky flowerheads. From Britton, Nathaniel Lord, and Brown, Addison, An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions, 1913, p. Vol 1: 436 Online References:
Southeastern Flora, the Southeastern U.S. Plant Identification Resource The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium References:
8/6/2021 · Tarbox Preserve, Topsham, Maine 6/15/2012 · Townsend State Forest, Townsend, Massachusetts 6/15/2012 · Townsend State Forest, Townsend, Massachusetts 6/22/2023 · Florida Lake Park, Freeport, Maine 8/25/2013 · Casalis State Forest, Elm Hill Rd, Peterborough, New Hampshire 9/8/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts 9/29/2016 · Henry E. Cowdrey Nature Center, Lunenberg, Massachusetts 6/19/2021 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine 8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine 6/15/2012 · Townsend State Forest, Townsend, Massachusetts
Carex lurida description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
8/17/2020 · Otter Brook Preserve, Harpswell, Maine 9/8/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts 8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine 9/8/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts 8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine 9/29/2016 · Henry E. Cowdrey Nature Center, Lunenberg, Massachusetts 9/26/2016 · Henry E. Cowdrey Nature Center, Lunenberg, Massachusetts 6/15/2012 · Townsend State Forest, Townsend, Massachusetts 9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 9/8/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts 9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 9/29/2016 · Henry E. Cowdrey Nature Center, Lunenberg, Massachusetts 7/6/2017 · Mt. Watatic, access road, Ashby, Massachusetts 9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 9/29/2016 · Henry E. Cowdrey Nature Center, Lunenberg, Massachusetts Range:
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