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thicket sedge
Scientific Name: Carex abscondita
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: NY (thicket sedge)
Thicket Sedge (Carex abscondita)
Thicket sedge, scientifically known as Carex abscondita, is a graminoid plant that belongs to the Cyperaceae (sedge) family. It's often found in shady spots and known for its dense growth habit.
Common Names
- Thicket Sedge
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex abscondita Mack.
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
Carex abscondita has been observed in locations such as Worcester County, Maryland. It's common in shady spots and can be found in areas such as Louisiana and Virginia. It also grows along stream banks and borders northern shrub thickets and swamp forests.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- This sedge has closely-spaced veins on the perigynia.
- Flowering stems are borne from near the base of the plant.
- It has a low, dense growth habit, forming a dense mat of broad, dark-green leaves.
- The thicket sedge is an ornamental gramineae with a columnar development, growing high with scarce lateral development.
Quirky Facts
- The specific epithet abscondita means "concealed" which might refer to the sessile staminate spike.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- It is found in sedge-alder thicket communities on the Lake Superior red clay plain
Resources and Further Information
- USDA Agricultural Research Service (Image source: Charles T. Bryson)
- Discover Life: Biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution information.
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database