Long-stalked Sedge
Carex pedunculata

Other common names: Peduncled Sedge

French names: Carex pédonculé

Family: Sedge Family (Cyperaceae)

Group: Sedges

Distinctive features: Ends of leaves die off.

Leaves: Narrow, grass-like. Ends die off at right angles to length.

Native/Non-native: Native

Notes: This is a very common sedge of the woods. Most people mistake it for grass. It is frequently found in open glades in the forest.

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Long-stalked Sedge (Carex pedunculata)

This sedge usually grows in small open glades in the woods.

Long-stalked Sedge (Carex pedunculata)

Long-stalked Sedge is often mistaken for grass.

Long-stalked Sedge (Carex pedunculata)

Note the typical dead ends of the leaves.

Long-stalked Sedge (Carex pedunculata)

Long-stalked Sedge (Carex pedunculata)

Another view showing how the tips of the sedge leaves die off, usually at right angles to the length of the leaf.

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