Carex stipata
awlfruit sedge, owlfruit sedge, sawbeak sedge, stalk-grain sedge, awl-fruited sedge
Family
Cyperaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
May - June
Height (meters)
0.3 - 1.2
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Field Characters
Stems hollow, triangular, winged coarse m-shaped leaves shorter than the stem inflorescence appears prickly
Habitat
Marshes, ditches, sedge swales, swamps, moist woods.