Carex glaucescens

southern waxy sedge, clustered sedge
Family

Cyperaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

linear

Growth Form

graminoid

Flower Color

inconspicuous

Flower Month

July - September

Height (meters)

0.5 - 1.2

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

OBL

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

7

Field Characters

The heads (pistillate spikelets) of Carex glaucescens droop. The heads of C. verrucosa, as similar species, are erect.

Habitat

Swamps and wet woods.