Longhair Sedge
Order: Cyperales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. comosa
General Chracteristics: This Carex is recognized by the male and female flowers in separate spikes, the perigynia less than 1/2 inch long and with a prominent beak with 2 teeth, and the lowermost perigynia in a spike pointing downward.
It is found in swamps and around lakes. Its stems are erect, smooth, and up to 5 feet tall. The leaves are long, narrow, rough along the edges, and up to 1/3 inch broad.
The flowers are in spikelets, each flower subtended by a scale; the male flowers in separate spikes from the female flowers, only 1 male spike per stem, long and slender; the female spikes usually 2-6 per stem, up to 3 inches long, up to 1/3 inch across, on slender stalks that droop at maturity.
Special Adaptations: The fruits are eaten by waterfowl.
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