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drooping woodland sedge
Scientific Name: Carex arctata
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: IN (black sedge), NJ (drooping wood sedge), OH (dr
Drooping Woodland Sedge (Carex arctata)
Carex arctata, commonly known as Drooping Woodland Sedge, is a perennial graminoid native to eastern North America. Other common names include drooping wood sedge and black sedge.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is clump-forming.
- This plant has slender stems.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex arctata Boott ex Hook.
- Family: Cyperaceae
- Genus: Carex
- Species: arctata
- Synonyms: Carex arctata var. faxonii L. H. Bailey
Distribution and Habitat
- Carex arctata is a perennial sedge found in eastern North America.
- It typically grows in dense clumps in wet woodland areas.
Morphological Characteristics
- It is a densely tufted plant with short rhizomes and stems that often droop at the tip.
- Stems are 15 to 60 cm long and bear yellowish green leaves.
- The inflorescence is very loose.
- Sedge flowers are unisexual and arranged in spikes, also called heads.
- The leaves of the flowering stems tend to be narrower than the leaves of the vegetative stems.
Additional Information
- The genus Carex (sedges) is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing around 1800 species.
Resources and Further Information
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
- Discover Life page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Carex arctata
- TERMIUM (Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank)