Carex lurida
shallow sedge, sallow sedge, lurid sedge
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
March - June
Height (meters)
0.2 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Field Characters
Triangular stem. Male flower terminal. 3 female spikes that point up.
Animal Use
Individual clumps produce as much herbage as many of the grasses. Because plants are seldom abundant, except on very wet sites, this species is not important for forage.
Habitat
Moist sand and mud, swamps, wet meadows, woods.