Carex hyalinolepis
shoreline sedge, blue ditch sedge
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Margin
serrulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
April - July
Height (meters)
0.4 - 1.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Field Characters
Blue leaves. Multiple male spikes. Only big sedge with multiple spikes. All female spikes point up, smooth. Short beak on fruit. Uppermost female spike has terminal male spike. Brown base.
Habitat
Wet black clay, swamps, wet ditches, margins of wooded areas, marshes, coastal plains.